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INCI ingredient

Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate

Also listed as: Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate)

Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in bar soaps.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Disodium Distyrylbiphenyl Disulfonate appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in bar soaps.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: hair conditioning, surfactant - cleansing, uv absorber, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • hair conditioning
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • uv absorber
  • viscosity controlling
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
  • 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).
  • uv absorber: Protecting the cosmetic product from the effects of UV-light.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 27344-41-8 · EC 248-421-0

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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