- beauty
Sodium C14-18 olefin sulfonate
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Sodium C14-18 olefin sulfonate in plain language
Also known as Sodium C14-18 alpha-olefin sulfonate · Sodium C14-18 alpha-olefin sulphonate · Sodium C14-18 olefin sulphonate
Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a foaming agent.
- Cleansing
- Foaming
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
What we know about this ingredient
FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance mixture.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium C14-18 olefin sulfonate appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActiveSulfonic acids, C14-18-alkane hydroxy and C14-18-alkene, sodium salts
- Sulfonic acids, C14-18-alkane hydroxy and C14-18-alkene, sodium saltsSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Sodium C14-18 olefin sulfonate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.
SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for Sodium C14-18 olefin sulfonate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.