Does Laureth- (laureth-4, laureth-7…) come from coconut?
Nobody can tell you from the label.This ingredient can be made from coconut, from palm kernel, or from another plant entirely, and the label does not say which. That is why products containing it are marked “can’t be verified” rather than cleared — we don’t fill in the blank, we ask the company and publish what they say.
Ethoxylated lauryl alcohol (coconut or palm kernel).
More often than not, this one turns out to be coconut or palm kernel, so it holds a product’s verdict open on its own.
Also written as: laureth…
Products we checked that contain it
8 of the 115 products in the registry. Each one read off the packet by a person, with the date.
Contains coconut (6)
- 911 Quinoa Shampoo (250 ml) · Biotop ProfessionalContains Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Hydrogenated Coconut OilChecked September 2026
- Gel de Baño con Extracto de Avena (750 ml) · Roval CosméticaContains Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Coco-GlucosideChecked September 2026
- Keratin Therapy Lisse Design Maintenance Shampoo (250 ml) · Alfaparf MilanoContains Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocoyl, Coco-Glucoside, Coconut, Cocamidopropyl BetaineChecked September 2026
- Semi di Lino Moisture Nutritive Shampoo · Alfaparf MilanoContains Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocoate, CocoChecked September 2026
- Vitamin-E Ultra Repair & Strength Shampoo (355 ml) · KativaContains Cocamidopropyl BetaineChecked September 2026
- Yellow Professional Nourishing Shampoo (500 ml) · Alfaparf MilanoContains Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide MEA, Cocos Nucifera, CoconutChecked September 2026
Can’t be verified (2)
What the companies said
Where a company has told us what plant their version comes from, it is on their page, quoted and dated.
- KenvueAnsweredKenvue is the company behind Neutrogena and Lubriderm. Asked on 1 October 2026, through its Central America contact form, which plant the glycerin and laureth-7 in Neutrogena Hydro Boost Water Gel and the glycerin, cetyl alcohol and caprylyl glycol in Lubriderm Reparación Intensiva are made from. Kenvue answered the same day, in part. For Neutrogena Hydro Boost it said the laureth-7 is synthetic and the glycerin is of vegetable origin, without naming the plant. For Lubriderm it described the product and did not answer the question. Both products stay at “unverifiable”. We wrote back asking which plant the glycerin comes from, and for the Lubriderm answer.
- L’OréalWaitingL’Oréal owns L’Oréal Paris, L’Oréal Professionnel, Kérastase, Maybelline and Garnier. None of them publishes a working consumer contact form or email for Central America, so on 1 October 2026 one email went to the only address the group’s Central America office prints on its sites, asking it to pass the question to consumer care: which plant the glycerin, fatty alcohols, caprylyl glycol and other fatty-acid ingredients in these products are made from, and the full ingredient list of Magic Retouch, whose can carries none. No reply yet.
Whether this matters for you depends on which kind of coconut allergy you have →
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Reactions to refined derivatives vary from person to person. This list helps you ask better questions; your allergist decides what you avoid. Educational only, not medical advice. Always confirm with your allergist.