The disodium salt of an alkenyl succinic acid, used as an anticorrosive and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Disodium tetrapropenyl succinate is the disodium salt of tetrapropenylsuccinic acid, succinic acid carrying a branched C12 alkenyl chain derived from propylene tetramer. CosIng lists it as an anticorrosive agent and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in a small number of products, such as aerosol and cleansing products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The label does not show the amount used.
Functions
- Anticorrosive
- Preventing and or inhibiting the corrosion of the packaging material.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.