The sodium salt of lauric acid, a soap used as a cleansing agent.
What it is
Sodium laurate is the sodium salt of lauric acid, a 12-carbon saturated fatty acid; chemically it is a soap. CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent and an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in bar soaps, liquid soaps, shaving products and facial cleansers.
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 INCI name does not reveal whether the lauric acid comes from coconut, palm kernel or other sources.
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 (57)
- Jabón Pastilla Individual Exfoliante · Dove
- Barra de belleza Pepino Hidratación Fresca · Dove
- Jabón Pastilla Individual Mandarina Hidratación Fresca · Dove
- Baby Jabón en barra Hidratación Enriquecida · Dove
- Barra de belleza Karité y Vainilla · Dove
- Men+Care Jabón Pastilla · Dove
- Baby Dove Calming Moisture Top-to-Toe Body Wash · Dove
- Baby Dove Rich Moisture Top-to-Toe Body Wash · Dove
- Krem do twarzy regenerujący Ceramides+ · Eveline Cosmetics
- Esencja-serum nawilżająco-rozświetlająca · Eveline Cosmetics
- Lekki krem nawilżajaco-ochronny SPF 50 PA++++ · Eveline Cosmetics
- Barierowy krem silnie regenerujący · Eveline Cosmetics