Sodium Lauryl Sulfate

Description

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, or Sodium dodecyl sulfate, lowers the surface tension of aqueous solutions and is popular due to its ability to properly disperse the ingredients.

SLS uses are:

• fat emulsifier,
• wetting agent,
• detergent.

It is often applied in personal care, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. SLS is broadly added to various cleaning and washing products.

SLS can be used in the production of shampoos, rinses, conditioners, lotions, creams, and toothpaste. In domestic detergent applications and home cleaning products (such as laundry detergents, dishwashing products, and soaps, bathroom detergents, window, and glass cleaning products). Sometimes it can be added to these home products as an odor agent to improve the product smell.
SLS is also safe to use in pet washing products, and it has antimicrobial properties.
Another group of products where SLS is used is automotive and surface products such as car polish, car or floor wax, general polishing agents, etc.

In addition, SLS is used as a research tool in protein biochemistry, and it has some microbicidal activity.