# POTASSIUM TOLUENESULFONATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_potassium_toluenesulfonate
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: Cleansing, Hydrotrope, Surfactant
Identifier: DTXSID90884871

> POTASSIUM TOLUENESULFONATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a hydrotrope. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## 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: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer.

## 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/37036
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated January 7, 2008): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.details_v2&id=37036

_Assessed by Greenveil._