# C20-40 ALKETH-95

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_c20_40_alketh_95
Categories: beauty
Functions: Cleansing, Solubilizing
Identifier: C20-40 ALKETH-95

> C20-40 ALKETH-95: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a solubilizing agent. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — C20-40 Alketh-95 (Formerly C20-40 Pareth-95) is a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic C20-40 fatty alcohols with an average of 95 moles of ethylene oxide.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/99425

_Assessed by Greenveil._