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Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate Salts: CIR Safety Assessment Summary

CIR safety assessment summary for Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate Salts: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict,.

appears in a CIR safety assessment covering . The panel verdict for the report is safe. Reference DEA and TEA TEA and DEA Safe in rinse-off products; safe at less than 5% in leave-on-products; should not be used where N-nitroso compounds could be formed 2 DEA-containing ingredients Cocamide DEA Safe in rinse-off products; safe at less than 10% in leave-on products; should not be used where N-nitroso compounds could be formed 3 Safe in rinse-off products; safe at less than 10% in leave-on products.

FieldCIR value
Primary ingredient
CIR verdictsafe
Report typeSafety Assessment
Date16 In 1987
CAS numbers1331-61-9, 26264-06-2, 26545-53-9, 26264-05-1, 27479-45-4, 42504-46-1, 54590-52-2, 27177-77-1, 1322-98-1, 25155-30-0, 26248-24-8, 27323-41-7, 59599-58-5, 61886-59-7
Use concentration context5%; 10%; 40%; to 5%
Conditions or carve-outs

Ingredients Reviewed

The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes .

Safety Conclusion

The conclusion for should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.

For use levels, the report gives this concentration context: 5%; 10%; 40%; to 5%. That language is the safe-use context shown for this page.

Conditions

Reference DEA and TEA TEA and DEA Safe in rinse-off products; safe at less than 5% in leave-on-products; should not be used where N-nitroso compounds could be formed 2 DEA-containing ingredients Cocamide DEA Safe in rinse-off products; safe at less than 10% in leave-on products; should not be used where N-nitroso compounds could be formed 3 Safe in rinse-off products; safe at less than 10% in leave-on products.

Formulation Reading

For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is , the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.

The ingredient hub at should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.

Why This Page Exists

CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate Salts, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.

Source

  • CIR report: Amended Safety Assessment of Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Decylbenzenesulfonate, and Tridecylbenzenesulfonate Salts as Used in Cosmetics
  • CIR source file: PRS544.pdf
  • Extraction JSON: CIR Safety Assessment Database
  • Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 2