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Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate

CAS 1323-13-3

Also registered as 50 other CAS numbers

11114-21-9 · 12068-21-2 · 12627-25-7 · 12676-70-9 · 18618-53-6 · 19327-14-1 · 28675-02-7 · 37334-89-7 · 39316-39-7 · 39386-98-6 · 39405-16-8 · 52624-37-0 · 56590-39-7 · 57762-50-2 · 58517-33-2 · 60328-33-8 · 63530-22-3 · 68445-25-0 · 71244-85-4 · 76483-01-7 · 82028-94-2 · 82785-43-1 · 83203-33-2 · 83652-87-3 · 83652-88-4 · 83652-89-5 · 88495-86-7 · 90452-02-1 · 94187-92-5 · 122390-78-7 · 128452-17-5 · 138362-06-8 · 142986-60-5 · 147035-77-6 · 167163-39-5 · 170006-86-7 · 177645-67-9 · 178900-97-5 · 189201-38-5 · 254117-47-0 · +10 more

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Sodium dodecyl benzene sulfonate · Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, sodium salt (1:1) · Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (mixed isomers) · Sodium dodecylbenzenesulphonate · Sodium laurylbenzenesulfonate · Abeson NAM
Show all 17 names
Alkanate DC · Alkylarylsulfonate · Anstex MJ 420 · Arylan SBC · Benzene sulfonate, dodecyl-, sodium · Benzenesulfonate, dodecyl-, sodium · Benzenesulfonic acid, dodecyl-, sodium salt · Sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate · sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (sara iii) · sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (cercla) · sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate (sara iii)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent. Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate is the substituted aromatic compound.
Cleansing
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Stabiliser
Foaming agent
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. Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveSodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate is the substituted aromatic compound that conforms generally to the formula:
- Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate is the substituted aromatic compound that conforms generally to the formula:Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1167 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1167 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.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 Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate. 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 Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate 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 october 22, 2017
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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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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 Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,167

Named organisations

Home maintenanceConstruction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsRaw materialsVehicleSpecialty occupational products

Typical roles

CleansingEmulsifierSurfactantStabiliserFoaming agentCleaning agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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