TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
Cleanses and foams.
What it is
A lab-made surfactant, a soap-like ingredient. TEA stands for triethanolamine, which it is combined with.
Helps wash away oil and dirt and makes the product foam.
What it does in a formula
Cleanses and foamsOfficial EU function: Surfactant - cleansing
What official sources say
Restricted in certain uses · Cosmetics, EU
Allowed in EU cosmetics only within set limits and conditions (Annex III, entry 62).
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, Annex III: list of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down (CosIng), retrieved 2026-10-09