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INCI ingredient

Magnesium Laureth Sulfate

Magnesium Laureth Sulfate appears on 15 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
  • SulfateYesa sulfate cleanser
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

If a product lists Magnesium Laureth Sulfate, its sulfate-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Magnesium Laureth Sulfate appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

On the label it counts as sulfate, which is why a product that lists it cannot be sulfate-free.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: cleansing, surfactant - cleansing

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • cleansing
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • cleansing: Helping to keep the body surface clean.
  • 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 62755-21-9

EU regulation

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.

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