An ethoxylated lauryl alcohol used as a cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Laureth-21 is a polyethylene glycol ether of lauryl alcohol with an average of 21 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in cleansers, shampoos, shower gels, micellar waters and some creams.
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 number 21 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, so the raw material is a mixture of molecules with different chain lengths.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- 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.
Products with this ingredient (36)
- Revolution 5D Lash Mascara · Revolution
- Revolution Liner Pow Liquid Eyeliner · Revolution
- Revolution Wrap Brow Tubing Brow Gel · Revolution
- Lash Sensational® Sky High · Maybelline
- Tattoo Liner Ink Pen · Maybelline
- Hyper Easy · Maybelline
- The Hypo Allergenic Definition Mascara – Brown · IsaDora
- The Hypo Allergenic Volume Mascara – Black · IsaDora
- The Hypo Allergenic Definition Mascara – Black · IsaDora
- Pillow Talk Eye & Cheek Gilding Kit · Charlotte Tilbury
- High Intensity Precision Liner · ArtDeco
- Deep Black Liquid Liner · ArtDeco