# SODIUM C12-15 ALKETH-3 SULFONATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_sodium_c12_15_alketh_3_sulfonate
Categories: beauty
Functions: Cleansing
Identifier: SODIUM C12-15 ALKETH-3 SULFONATE

> SODIUM C12-15 ALKETH-3 SULFONATE: 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 C12-15 Alketh-3 Sulfonate is the sodium sulfonate of an ethoxylated synthetic fatty alcohol. It conforms generally to the formula below, where R represents the C12-15 fatty alcohols and n has an average value of 3.

## 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/99361

_Assessed by Greenveil._