INCI name

SODIUM MYRETH SULFATE

Sodium myreth sulfate

Cleansing Surfactant – emulsifying Foaming Surfactant – cleansingreviewed

An anionic foaming surfactant.

What it is

Sodium myreth sulfate is the sodium salt of sulfated, ethoxylated myristyl alcohol, with on average 1 to 4 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as cleansing, emulsifying, foaming and cleansing surfactant.

Where it is used

Found in shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and bath foams, often together with other surfactants.

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.
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 (43)

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