- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid
CAS 27176-87-0
Also registered as 21 other CAS numbers
68584-22-5 · 1323-12-2 · 27157-97-7 · 37321-08-7 · 39355-45-8 · 54824-36-1 · 61400-71-3 · 106602-89-5 · 111839-63-5 · 112509-31-6 · 124743-21-1 · 147625-74-9 · 175069-51-9 · 210106-05-1 · 219316-00-4 · 220880-99-9 · 313478-89-6 · 811862-51-8 · 889890-18-0 · 1232441-14-3 · 2205889-82-1
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid in plain language
Also known as Dodecyl benzene sulfonic acid · C10-14 alkyl benzenesulfonic acid · Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl- · Dodecyl benzenesulfonate · Dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid · Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
Show all 23 names
Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (mixed isomers) · Laurylbenzenesulfonic acid · Acide dodecylbenzenesulfonique · Ambicat LE 4476 · Benzenesulphonic acid, dodecyl- · Bio-Soft S 100 · Bio-Soft S 101 · Calsoft LAS-99 · Marlon as 3 · Nansa ssa · acido dodecilbencenosulfonico · biosoft s100 · dodecyl sulfonic acid sodium salt (cercla) · dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (sara iii) · dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid (cercla) · n-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid · Bio-soft S-101
Used in consumer products as a surfactant, a solvent and a cleaning agent.
- Surfactant
- Solvent
- Cleaning agent
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 215 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Solvent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 215 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Solvent.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 Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid. 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 Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
215
Named organisations
6
Cleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careLaboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsHome maintenancePersonal care
Typical roles
SurfactantSolventCleaning agent
Found in these products
Their ingredient lists include Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.
