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Disodium isodecyl sulfosuccinate

CAS 59694-73-4

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

81180-19-0 · 37294-49-8 · 55184-70-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Disodium isodecyl sulfosuccinate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Butanedioic acid, sulfo-, c-isodecyl ester, disodium salt · Disodium c-isodecyl sulphonatosuccinate · Isodecanol disodium sulfosuccinate half ester · Succinic acid, sulfo-, isodecyl ester, disodium salt · Aerosol 501 · Butanedioic acid, 2-sulfo-, C-isodecyl ester, disodium salt

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Disodium 4-ISODECYL sulfosuccinate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a cleansing agent and a foaming agent.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Foaming
  • Foam boosting
  • Hydrotrope
  • Surfactant
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. Disodium isodecyl sulfosuccinate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer, Softener and conditioner.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 Disodium isodecyl sulfosuccinate. 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 Disodium isodecyl sulfosuccinate 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

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 26, 2022

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Disodium isodecyl sulfosuccinate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Named organisations

4

Specialty occupational products

Typical roles

Skin conditioningCleansingFoamingFoam boostingHydrotropeSurfactant
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