An anionic surfactant used in cleansing products.
What it is
TEA-dodecylbenzenesulfonate is the triethanolamine salt of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid. It cleanses and foams and is often combined with other surfactants.
Where it is used
Shampoos, shower gels and liquid soaps.
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.
Ingredients containing triethanolamine are subject to EU conditions related to nitrosamine formation; see the EU regulation section for the applicable conditions.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Foaming
- Traping numerous small bubbles of air or other gas within a small volume of liquid by modifying the surface tension of the liquid.
- 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
EU · Annex III, entry 62Trialkylamines, trialkanolamines and their salts
- Product type
- (a) Leave-on products (b) Rinse-off products
- Maximum concentration
- (a) 2.5%
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
Products with this ingredient (167)
- Men+Care Daily Deep Clean Fortifying 2 in 1 Shampoo · Dove
- Men+Care Fresh Clean 2 in 1 Shampoo · Dove
- Baby Dove Rich Moisture Shampoo · Dove
- Nourishing Boost + Hyaluron Shampoo · Dove
- Dove Tri-oils Nourish Serum Cream · Dove
- Dove Bond Repair Shampoo · Dove
- Dove shampoo daily hydration · Dove
- hair-therapy-itchy-scalp-relief-shampoo · Dove
- Dove Hair Therapy Hard Water Defense Shampoo · Dove
- Dove Nourishing Secrets Growth Ritual Shampoo · Dove
- Dove Intensive Repair Oil Replacement Cream · Dove
- Dove Nourishing Oil Care Oil Replacement Cream · Dove