Ingredient

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Categories Sulfates
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What it does

An anionic surfactant widely used in cleansing products to produce a rich foam.

Purpose: surfactant

Why it's in these categories
Sulfates

Anionic surfactants used as foaming/cleansing agents — Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS), Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES), Ammonium variants, etc. Strip the skin barrier; users with eczema, rosacea, or scalp sensitivity often avoid them.

Community Experience

Of 29 people who reviewed products containing Sodium Lauryl Sulfate:

75%
17%
No reaction
22 reports
Minor
2 reports
Moderate
0 reports
Severe
5 reports
Common reactions reported
dizziness · 6 headache · 5 breathing_difficulty · 4 nausea · 3 skin_irritation · 3
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Common aliases
  • •Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate
  • •sodium laural sulfate
  • •sodium lauryl ether sulfate
  • •Sodium lauryl sulfate
  • •Sodium Laurylsulfate
  • •Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
  • + 1 more

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Products containing Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

34 products

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