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NONOXYNOL-10

CAS 7311-27-5

Also registered as 9 other CAS numbers

14409-72-4 · 26571-11-9 · 27176-97-2 · 27177-01-1 · 27177-03-3 · 27177-05-5 · 27177-08-8 · 27942-26-3 · 68412-54-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

NONOXYNOL-10 in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “NONOXYNOL-100”.

Also known as NONOXYNOL-100 · NONOXYNOL-11 · NONOXYNOL-12 · NONOXYNOL-13 · NONOXYNOL-14 · NONOXYNOL-15

Show all 22 names

NONOXYNOL-18 · NONOXYNOL-20 · NONOXYNOL-23 · NONOXYNOL-30 · NONOXYNOL-35 · NONOXYNOL-4 · NONOXYNOL-40 · NONOXYNOL-44 · NONOXYNOL-50 · NONOXYNOL-6 · NONOXYNOL-7 · NONOXYNOL-8 · NONOXYNOL-9 · 4-nonylphenol tetraethoxylate · 4-NP4EO (Avg. Spec.) · 4-nonylphenol-tetraethoxylate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and a solubilizing agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Solubilizing
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. NONOXYNOL-10 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActive20 entries
    • Nonoxynol-10 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 10.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-100 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 100.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-11 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 11.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-12 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 12.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-13 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 13.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-14 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 14.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-15 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 15.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-18 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 18.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-20 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 20.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-23 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 23.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-30 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 30.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-35 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 35.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-4 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 4.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-40 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 40.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-44 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 44.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-50 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 50.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-6 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 6.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-7 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 7.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-8 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 8.Source →
    • Nonoxynol-9 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula: (structure) where n has an average value of 9.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for NONOXYNOL-10. 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 NONOXYNOL-10 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated February 2011

    Open →

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 NONOXYNOL-10 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

1

Cleaning products and household care

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingSolubilizing
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list NONOXYNOL-10 are shown first. Their ingredient lists include NONOXYNOL-10; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.