Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
An alkyl sulfate used as an emulsifier in creams, counted by the sulfate-free check.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNot sureplant or 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 Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate, its sulfate-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.
What it does
Sodium cetearyl sulfate is the sulfate of cetearyl alcohol. Unlike SLS it is mostly used at low levels to help oil and water stay mixed in creams and lotions, often with cetearyl alcohol as a ready-made emulsifying wax. CosIng lists it as cleansing, foaming and surfactant.
Our sulfate-free check counts every alkyl sulfate, so a product listing it gets a no even when it is there as an emulsifier. The cetearyl part can be plant or animal derived, which leaves the vegan answer at not sure.
Functions: emulsifying, cleansing
Products with Sodium Cetearyl Sulfate
in 220 products
- no photoClairol Natural Instincts Hair Colour 5 Medium Brown Semi Permanent eachClairol · hair dye
Nivea Handcreme - 3in1 RepairNivea · hand cream- no photoRituals Charcoal face scrubRituals · scrub
- no photoNivea Sensual Pflegelotion Kirschblüte & JojobaölNivea · body moisturizer
Neutrogena Handcreme Crème MainsNeutrogena · hand cream- no photoCire Aseptine Soft Avokado Özlü Yoğun Nemlendirici Prebiyotikli KremCire Aseptine · hand cream
Nivea Pflegende Sonnenmilch - LSF 50+ Sehr HochNivea · sunscreen- no photoBalea Urea Body LotionBalea · body moisturizer
- no photoSeba Med LotionSeba Med · shower gel
- no photoAlverde Naturkosmetik Intensiv HandcremeAlverde Naturkosmetik · hand cream
mama bear face & body creamMama Bear · body moisturizer- no photoLabell Crème dépilatoire peaux sensiblesLabell · hair removal
- no photoIsana Hand- & Nagelbalsam Aloe VeraIsana · hand cream
- no photoCrème pour la peau soft CienCien · cream or lotion
- no photoSunozon Aprèslotion MedSunozon · sunscreen
Schwarzkopf Natural & Easy 545 blond cendréSchwarzkopf · hair dye
Nivea Crema corporal aloe refrescanteNivea · body moisturizer- no photoCien lidl crème de soin hydratanteCien · cream or lotion
- no photoNivea hand cream Q10 anti-ageNivea · hand cream
- no photoNeutrogena Norwegian Formula Concentrated Unscented Hand CreamNeutrogena · hand cream
- no photoNivea Lait hydratant Douceur peaux sèchesNivea · body moisturizer
- no photoLacura Lotion corporelle SoftLacura · cream or lotion
- no photoLara Bellucci Body Oliven Öl KörpercremeLara Bellucci Body · body moisturizer
- no photoIo Coop Crema viso nutrienteIo Coop · face cream
Showing 24 of 220 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- cleansing
- foaming
- surfactant - cleansing
- 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).
CAS 59186-41-3
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.
