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.
- cleaning
- industrial
Sodium octyl sulfate
CAS 142-31-4
Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers
36609-96-8 · 1227475-09-3
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Sodium octyl sulfate in plain language
Also known as Sodium caprylyl sulfate · Sodium n-octyl sulfate · Sodium n-octyl sulphate · Sulfuric acid, monooctyl ester, sodium salt (1:1) · Cdc25 inhibitor · Cycloryl OS
Show all 18 names
Duponol 80 · Octyl sodium sulphate · sodium salt Octyl sulfate · Sodium caprylyl sulphate · Sodiumoctylsulfate · Sipex ols · Sodium capryl sulfate · Sulfuric acid, monooctyl ester, sodium salt · Sulfuric acid, octyl ester, sodium salt (1:1) · UNII-6RZL727210 · octyl sodium sulfate · sodium octyl sulphate
Used in consumer products as a surfactant.
- Surfactant
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium octyl sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Cleaning
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 43 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Industrial products, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 43 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Industrial products, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Sodium octyl sulfate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium octyl sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
43
Named organisations
6
Specialty occupational productsIndustrial productsCleaning products and household careRaw materials
Typical roles
Surfactant