Household ingredient · Surfactant
Octylphenol ethoxylates
Alkylphenol ethoxylate surfactants related to nonylphenol ethoxylates.
- Alkylphenol ethoxylate
- Ethoxylated ingredient
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points octylphenol ethoxylates costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Suspected endocrine disruptorRegulatory
The EU placed 4-tert-octylphenol ethoxylates on the REACH authorization list because their breakdown products disrupt hormones in the environment. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (8)
- octoxynol
- octoxynol 9
- triton x 100
- octylphenol ethoxylate
- octylphenol ethoxylates
- 4 tert octylphenol ethoxylate
- octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol
- polyethylene glycol tert octylphenyl ether
Sources
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“are substances which through their degradation have endocrine disrupting properties for which there is scientific evidence of probable serious effects to the environment.”
eur-lex.europa.eu