Does Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate 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.
Foaming agent from lauric acid (coconut or palm kernel). Common in toothpaste.
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: lauroyl sarcosinate · lauroil sarcosinato · sarcosinato de lauroilo
Products we checked that contain it
3 of the 115 products in the registry. Each one read off the packet by a person, with the date.
Contains coconut (3)
- 2chic Avocado & Olive Oil Ultra-Moist Shampoo · GiovanniContains Cocoyl, Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, CocoamphoacetateChecked September 2026
- Absolut Repair Molecular Shampoo (300 ml) · L’Oréal ProfessionnelContains Cocoyl, Coco-BetaineChecked September 2026
- Keratin Therapy Lisse Design Maintenance Shampoo (250 ml) · Alfaparf MilanoContains Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine, Cocoyl, Coco-Glucoside, Coconut, Cocamidopropyl BetaineChecked September 2026
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.