Table salt, used mainly to thicken surfactant-based cleansers.
What it is
Sodium chloride is ordinary salt. In shampoos and shower gels based on sulfate-type surfactants it raises viscosity, so the product does not run off the hand.
Where it is used
Common in shampoos, body washes and bath salts; also present in small amounts as a by-product of other raw materials.
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.
Salt in a cleanser is a formulation aid; its position on the list says little about how the product feels on skin or hair.
Functions
- Bulking
- Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- Oral care
- Providing cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (4691)
- Pro-V Active Nutri-Plex Smooth & Sleek Shampoo · Pantene
- Original Antibacterial Handwash · Cien
- Cremeseife Warm Mandarine · ISANA
- Deluxe Beauty Soap · Tibet
- Skin Illusion All-In-One Concealer · Clarins
- Sapone Liquido Floreal Bouquet Fiori di Arancio · neutro derma
- Creations Comfort: Magnolia & Almond Milk Shower Gel · Cussons
- Your Hand Sapone Liquido Energizzante Frutti Rossi & Aloe Vera · Near
- Repair Soothing Gel · Mad Rabbit
- Very Rose Biphase Waterproof Eye and Lip Make-Up Remover · Nuxe
- Be You Jelly Cleanser · dm Balea
- Classico Sapone Profumato · Felce Azzurra