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C12-15 PARETH-4

CAS 9083-40-3

Also registered as 24 other CAS numbers

12680-17-0 · 37211-47-5 · 39289-06-0 · 52504-14-0 · 52504-15-1 · 53239-78-4 · 56274-30-7 · 59217-36-6 · 59217-37-7 · 60098-73-9 · 60120-79-8 · 66455-12-7 · 68511-57-9 · 68908-63-4 · 76090-65-8 · 99576-55-3 · 113285-15-7 · 118997-72-1 · 147826-40-2 · 155421-87-7 · 164715-41-7 · 196623-73-1 · 206565-96-0 · 68131-39-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

C12-15 PARETH-4 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “C12-15 PARETH-10”.

Also known as C12-15 PARETH-10 · C12-15 PARETH-11 · C12-15 PARETH-12 · C12-15 PARETH-2 · C12-15 PARETH-3 · C12-15 PARETH-5

Show all 44 names

C12-15 PARETH-7 · C12-15 PARETH-9 · Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated · C12-15 ALKETH-12 · C12-15 ALKETH-3 · C12-15 ALKETH-7 · C12-15 Alketh-10 · C12-15 Alketh-4 · C12-15 Alketh-9 · PARETH-25-12 · PARETH-25-3 · PARETH-25-4 · PARETH-25-7 · PARETH-25-9 · (c9-c11) alcohol ethoxylates · Alcohol, ethoxylated synthetic, C12-15 · Adekatol SO 160 · Alcoholes, c12-15, etoxilados · Alcohols, C12-15-ethoxylated · Alcools en C12-15, ethoxyles · C12-15 Alcohol, ethoxylated (9EO) · Ethoxylated C12-15 alcohols · Lorodac 125/3 · Marlipal O25/30 · Mulsifan rt 203/80 · Neodol 25-12 · Neodol 25-3 · Neodol 25-7 · Neodol 25-9 · Nikkol BD-10 · Nikkol BD-4 · Proprietary · Tomadol 25-12 · Tomadol 25-3 · Tomadol 25-7 · Tomadol 25-9 · alcohol ethoxylate · neodol 25-9 /linear primary alcohol ethoxylate/

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Fragrance
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. C12-15 PARETH-4 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive9 entries
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (10 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (11 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (12 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (2 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (3 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (4 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (5 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (7 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
    • Alcohols, C12-15, ethoxylated (9 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 727 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 727 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for C12-15 PARETH-4. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for C12-15 PARETH-4 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated may-29-2015

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
Reference links (4)

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed C12-15 PARETH-4 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

727

Named organisations

6

Personal careConstruction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsIndustrial productsCleaning products and household careCleaning and safety

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantFragranceCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include C12-15 PARETH-4; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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