Is sodium lauryl sulfoacetate (SLSA) made from coconut?
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate is a foaming powder made from lauryl alcohol. Lauryl alcohol comes from coconut oil or palm kernel oil, and the label does not say which.
It is what makes bath bombs, bubble bars and some sulfate-free shampoos foam. Despite the similar name, it is a different ingredient from sodium lauryl sulfate.
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.
On a label: sodium lauryl sulfoacetate · lauryl sulfoacetate · lauril sulfoacetato de sodio · slsa
Products we checked that contain it
1 of the 115 products in the registry. Each one read off the packet by a person, with the date.
Contains coconut (1)
The whole family: Other lauryl / lauroyl / lauramide ingredients
Related names: Lauramidopropyl betaine
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