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Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-hydroxy-, C16-18-alkyl ethers, sodium salts

CAS 68585-40-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-hydroxy-, C16-18-alkyl ethers, sodium salts in plain language

What it is

Also known as Alcohol Ethoxysulfate Sodium Salt · Alcohol ethoxy sulfate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a surfactant.

  • Surfactant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-hydroxy-, C16-18-alkyl ethers, sodium salts appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), backing.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), backing.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-hydroxy-, C16-18-alkyl ethers, sodium salts yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 22, 2016

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-sulfo-.omega.-hydroxy-, C16-18-alkyl ethers, sodium salts in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Named organisations

2

Construction and building materials

Typical roles

Surfactant
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