Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate
Also listed as: Sodium/Aluminum/Iron/Sulfate/Oxalate/Hydroxide
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in anti-dandruff 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 Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate, its sulfate-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.
What it does
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in anti-dandruff 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: antimicrobial, chelating, deodorant, humectant, opacifying
Products with Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate
in 3 products
- no photoNizoral Anti-Dandruff ShampooNizoral · anti-dandruff shampoo
Dermatar Therapeutic ShampooDermatar · shampoo- no photoThink Skin LemonFresh Body WashThink Skin · shower gel
Showing 3 of 3 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- antimicrobial
- chelating
- deodorant
- humectant
- opacifying
- antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- chelating: Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
- deodorant: Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.
- humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
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.
