# SODIUM C12-13 ALKETH-5 CARBOXYLATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sodium_c12_13_alketh_5_carboxylate
Categories: beauty
Functions: Cleansing
Identifier: SODIUM C12-13 ALKETH-5 CARBOXYLATE

> SODIUM C12-13 ALKETH-5 CARBOXYLATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing 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 — Sodium C12-13 Alketh-5 Carboxylate (Formerly Sodium C12-13 Pareth-5 Carboxylate) is the sodium salt of C12-13 Alketh-5 Carboxylic Acid (Formerly C12-13 Pareth-5 Carboxylic Acid) that conforms generally to the formula below, where R represents the C12-13 alkyl group and n has an averagea value of 4.

## 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/99409

_Assessed by Greenveil._