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Alcohol ethoxylates (non-ionic surfactants)

The most common non-ionic surfactants in laundry and dish products; ethoxylation can leave trace 1,4-dioxane.

  • Ethoxylated ingredient
  • Expert review pending
Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points alcohol ethoxylates (non-ionic surfactants) costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • May contain 1,4-dioxaneStrong evidence

    Ethoxylated ingredients can carry trace 1,4-dioxane from manufacturing (IARC Group 2B). [1][2]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list alcohol ethoxylates (non-ionic surfactants)

1 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list alcohol ethoxylates (non-ionic surfactants).

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (45)
  • ppg 26
  • peg ppg
  • deceth 6
  • deceth 8
  • laureth 4
  • laureth 7
  • laureth 9
  • trideceth 9
  • c9 11 alketh 8
  • c9 11 pareth 6
  • c9 11 pareth 8
  • c10 16 pareth 1
  • c11 15 pareth 7
  • c12 14 pareth 7
  • c12 15 pareth 3
  • c12 15 pareth 7
  • c12 15 pareth 9
  • c12 16 pareth 7
  • c12 18 pareth 7
  • eo po copolymer
  • c12 14 pareth 12
  • alcohol ethoxylate
  • alcohol ethoxylates
  • ethoxylated alcohol
  • nonionic surfactant
  • polyethylene glycol
  • ethoxylated alcohols
  • non ionic surfactant
  • nonionic surfactants
  • non ionic surfactants
  • 5 nonionic surfactants
  • c13 alcohol ethoxylate
  • 15 nonionic surfactants
  • 5 non ionic surfactants
  • alcohol polyglycolether
  • 15 non ionic surfactants
  • 30 non ionic surfactants
  • alcohol polyglycol ether
  • fatty alcohol ethoxylate
  • isotridecanol ethoxylated
  • c12 15 alcohols ethoxylated
  • polyoxyethylene alkyl ether
  • fatty alcohol polyglycol ether
  • ethoxylated propoxylated alcohol
  • alcohol ethoxylates non ionic surfactants

Sources

  1. 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Regulator

    “1,4-dioxane forms as a byproduct during the manufacturing process of certain cosmetic ingredients.”

    fda.gov

  2. Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)

    International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO) · IARC

    monographs.iarc.who.int