Sodium Lauryl Sulfate Powder

INCI:
Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
Also known as:
SLS · Sodium dodecyl sulfate · Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Anionic surfactant with abundant, fast-generating foam, with good wetting and detergent power in aqueous systems. It complements lauryl ether sulfate in formulas that require greater foam volume. Common in powder detergents, cleaning pastes and foaming products, and used as a wetting agent in solid pharmaceutical forms.

Functions

Anionic surfactantFoaming agentHumectant

Typical applications

  • Powder detergents
  • Cleaning pastes and creams
  • Shampoos and toothpastes
  • Industrial foaming agents
  • Wetting excipient in tablets and powders