Beauty ingredient · Surfactant
Ammonium lauryl sulfate
A sulfate cleanser used in shampoos.
- Sulfate surfactant
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points ammonium lauryl sulfate costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Skin or eye irritantStrong evidence
Sulfate surfactants can irritate skin and eyes at higher concentrations. [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (9)
- als
- tea lauryl sulfate
- sodium decyl sulfate
- sodium octyl sulfate
- ammonium lauryl sulfate
- sodium tridecyl sulfate
- ammonium lauryl sulphate
- magnesium lauryl sulfate
- triethanolamine lauryl sulfate