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LAURETH-4

CAS 5274-68-0

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

10108-24-4 · 9002-92-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

LAURETH-4 in plain language

What it is

Also known as Laureth 4 · .alpha.-dodecyl-.omega.-hydroxytetrakis(oxyethylene) · Dodecyl tetraethylene glycol ether · Lauromacrogol 200 · Macrogol 2 lauryl ether · PEG-4 lauryl ether

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Polyethylene glycol monododecyl ether · Tetra(oxyethylene) dodecyl ether · Tetraethylene glycol dodecyl ether · Akypo rox rlm 40 · Brij 30 · Brij L4 · BRIJL4-LQ · Empilan KBE4 · Ethal LA-4 · Ethosperse LA-4 · Genapol la 040 · Hetoxol LA-4 · Jeecol LA-4 · LANYCOL-30 · Lipocol L-4 · Lumulse L-4 · Marlowet bl · Mulsifan cpa · Nikkol BL-4.2 · Pegnol L-4 · Procol LA-4 · Rhodasurf L-4 · Sabowax lm 4 · Safol 23E4 ethoxylate · Simulsol p 4 · SYMPATENS-ALM/040 · Tego alkanol l 4 · Unicol LA-4 · Unihydol LS-4

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for LAURETH-4 yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer.

Regulation

No restrictions found. LAURETH-4 appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for LAURETH-4 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

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include LAURETH-4; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside LAURETH-4 in the catalog.