An anionic surfactant derived from laureth-11, used as a cleansing and foaming agent.
What it is
Sodium laureth-11 carboxylate is the sodium salt of the carboxylic acid derived from laureth-11, an ethoxylated lauryl alcohol with an average of 11 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as a cleansing and foaming ingredient and a cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, shower gels 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 number 11 is an average; the material is a mixture of molecules with different chain lengths.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Foaming
- Traping numerous small bubbles of air or other gas within a small volume of liquid by modifying the surface tension of the liquid.
- 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.