An ethoxylated lauryl alcohol, used as an emulsifier and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Laureth-30 is a polyethylene glycol ether of lauryl alcohol with an average of 30 ethylene oxide units, a non-ionic surfactant. CosIng lists it as a cleansing, emulsifying and cleansing-surfactant ingredient.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
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.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- 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 (24)
- Revolution Liner Pow Liquid Eyeliner · Revolution
- Revolution Awesome Double Flick Eyeliner · Revolution
- Revolution Awesome Eyeliner Felt and Kohl · Revolution
- False Lash Effect XXL · Max Factor
- Tusz do rzęs False Lash Effect XXL · Max Factor
- Maskara False Lash Effect Supreme Refill, Wkład wymienny do Maskary · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Supreme · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect XXL Mascara · Max Factor
- Fondotinta Miracle Second Skin · Max Factor
- Mascara False Lash Effect XXL · Max Factor
- Miracle Second Skin Foundation · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Supreme Recharge Mascara Refill · Max Factor