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Profile: Sodium Laureth Sulfate

INCI name: Sodium Laureth Sulfate.

Function: Cleansing agent, emulsifying agent, surfactant, foaming agent.

Origin: Synthetic, plant-based.

Concentration allowed by European regulations : Unregulated.

Where to find it / them? : Shower gels, shampoos, shower foams, superfatted gels.

Risks to health: Potential skin and eye irritant (low).

Risks to the environment : Aquatic ecotoxicity, polluting manufacturing process (product derived from sodium lauryl sulfate through ethoxylation).

More information : Anionic surfactant. Comedogenic potential: 3.

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