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Surfactant

AMMONIUM C9-10 PERFLUOROALKYLSULFONATE

Updated
12

Safety score · 0–100

Avoid

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

A perfluoroalkyl sulfonate surfactant in the same chemical family as PFOS. Subject to severe global restrictions for environmental persistence and toxicity — should not be in modern cosmetics.

Function

CLEANSINGSURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Skin benefits

  • Strong oil and water repellence

Known concerns

  • PFAS sulfonate — PFOS-class persistence
  • Bioaccumulation
  • Stockholm Convention POP listings for related substances
  • EU REACH and global restrictions
  • Aquatic toxicity

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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