# SODIUM C12-13 ALKETH-12 CARBOXYLATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sodium_c12_13_alketh_12_carboxylate
Categories: beauty
Functions: Cleansing
Identifier: SODIUM C12-13 ALKETH-12 CARBOXYLATE

> SODIUM C12-13 ALKETH-12 CARBOXYLATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance mixture. Compiled from 3 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: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance mixture.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Sodium C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylate is the sodium salt of C12-13 Alketh-12 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-12 Carboxylic Acid) that conforms generally to the formula below, where R represents the C12-13 alkyl group and n has an average value of 11.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

## 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/99410
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:35O94BY79Y

_Assessed by Greenveil._