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OCTOXYNOL-30

CAS 9002-93-1
64

Safety score · 0–100

Fine

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

Octoxynol-30 is a cosmetic ingredient used in product formulations. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.

Octoxynol-30 represents the higher end of ethoxylation for the octoxynol series, where the long polyethylene glycol chain largely mitigates the surfactant irritation seen with shorter-EO variants. Direct skin irritation is low at typical cosmetic concentrations. The EU regulatory issue remains the 4-tert-octylphenyl group: regardless of EO chain length, ultimate degradation in wastewater treatment yields octylphenol. The SCCS has not issued a ban, but the environmental profile keeps this class under regulatory pressure in the EU market.

Known concerns

  • Environmental endocrine-disruptor (octylphenol) from degradation pathway
  • Low direct irritation but not inert at high concentration
  • EU regulatory preference is shifting away from alkylphenol ethoxylates

References

EU

EU CosIng database

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

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