Household ingredient · Surfactant
Anionic surfactants (household)
The main cleaning surfactants in laundry and dish detergents (LAS, alkyl sulfates, ether sulfates).
- 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 anionic surfactants (household) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Harmful to aquatic lifeRegulatory
EU detergent rules require surfactants to biodegrade fully, to protect the aquatic environment (Regulation (EC) No 648/2004). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (45)
- las
- alkyl sulfate
- anionic surfactant
- alkyl ether sulfate
- anionic surfactants
- sodium coco sulfate
- sodium alkyl sulfate
- 5 anionic surfactants
- sodium lauryl sulfate
- 15 anionic surfactants
- 30 anionic surfactants
- methyl ester sulfonate
- sodium cumenesulfonate
- sodium laureth sulfate
- sodium xylenesulfonate
- ammonium lauryl sulfate
- sodium olefin sulfonate
- sodium toluenesulfonate
- ammonium laureth sulfate
- alkylbenzene sulfonic acid
- sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
- dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid
- mea dodecylbenzenesulfonate
- sodium c12 18 alkyl sulfate
- sodium lauryl ether sulfate
- tea dodecylbenzenesulfonate
- dodecylbenzene sulfonic acid
- sodium alcohol ethoxysulfate
- sodium c12 15 pareth sulfate
- anionic surfactants household
- linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
- sodium alkylbenzene sulfonate
- sodium dioctyl sulfosuccinate
- sodium methyl ester sulfonate
- linear alkylbenzene sulphonate
- sodium c10 16 pareth 2 sulfate
- sodium c14 16 olefin sulfonate
- sodium dodecylbenzenesulfonate
- sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate
- ethoxylated sodium lauryl sulfate
- sodium c14 17 alkyl sec sulfonate
- sodium secondary alkane sulfonate
- sodium c10 13 alkylbenzenesulfonate
- sodium c10 16 alkylbenzenesulfonate
- sodium linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
Sources
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“The following classes of constituent, if added, shall be listed irrespective of their concentration: - enzymes, - disinfectants, - optical brighteners, - perfumes.”
eur-lex.europa.eu