# Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid6027923
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Cleaning agent, Defoamer, Solvent, Surfactant (surface active agent)
Identifier: DTXSID6027923

> Dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid is used as cleaning agent / defoamer. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 215 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies. Assessed from 4 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 215 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Laboratory supplies.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

_Assessed by Greenveil._