Synonym(s)
CAS number: 97489-15-1; Paraffin oils, chlorosulfonated, saponified; Sodium C14-17 alkyl sec sulfonates; Sulfonic acids, C14-C17 sec-alkanes, sodium salts
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"Sodium ..." refers to the element sodium, "alkyl" describes in general terms the part of a molecule consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms connected to each other. The simplest alkyl group is the methyl group -CH3 or the ethyl group -CH2-CH3 etc. The prefixed numbers "C x-y" represent the range of carbon chain lengths (here C14-C17) of the alkyl group. "Sulfonates" are salts/esters of sulfonic acids (R-SO2-OH).
Sodium C14-17 alkyl sulfonates are a mixture of substances which are used in cosmetic preparations where they act as surfactants (washing-active substances). Furthermore, the mixture has a cleansing effect (cleans skin, hair or teeth) and foaming (forms foam by trapping air or other gases in a liquid).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer