A strong foaming anionic surfactant.
What it is
Sodium lauryl sulfate is an anionic surfactant made from lauryl alcohol. It cleans effectively and produces rich foam.
Where it is used
Found in toothpastes, shampoos, shower gels and soaps.
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.
It is a different ingredient from sodium laureth sulfate (SLES); how harsh a cleanser feels depends on the whole surfactant system and concentration.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Denaturant
- Rendering cosmetics unpalatable. Mostly added to cosmetics containing ethyl alcohol to make it unsuitable for ingestion.
- 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.
Products with this ingredient (857)
- Peppermint Reviving Pumice Foot Scrub · The Body Shop
- Hyper Precise · Maybelline
- Tattoo Liner Ink Pen · Maybelline
- Hyper Easy · Maybelline
- Brow Insert · Maybelline
- Intense Eye Marker Waterproof · Lumene
- Flex Tip Eyeliner – Matt Black · IsaDora
- Dove Reviving Body Wash · Dove
- Dove Purely Pampering Shea Butter with Warm Vanilla Hand Wash · Dove
- 45% Off: The Ultimate Makeup Magic Kit: Black Friday Beauty Sale · Charlotte Tilbury
- Panther The Feline Flick – Waterproof Black Liquid Eyeliner · Charlotte Tilbury
- قلم كاليجراف برو رفيع استخدام 24 ساعة باللون المطفي مقاوم للماء · Catrice