Laureth 4
Also listed as: Laureth-4
Laureth 4 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Laureth 4 appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: antistatic, surfactant - emulsifying, fragrance, surfactant - cleansing
Products with Laureth 4
in 3 products
- no photoTío Nacho Shampoo Herbolaria MilenariaTío Nacho · shampoo
Carrefour Gel de baño arganCarrefour · shower gel
Labell Shampooing familial 2en1Labell · shampoo
Showing 3 of 3 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- antistatic
- surfactant - emulsifying
- fragrance
- surfactant - cleansing
- antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
- surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- 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).
CAS 5274-68-0 / 9002-92-0 / 68439-50-9 · EC 226-097-1 / 500-002-6 / 500-213-3
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.