Snapshot
- Overview
- A gentle coconut-derived cleanser suited for sensitive skin.
- Category
- Cleansing, Sensitive Skin
- Type
- Surfactant
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
Sodium Lauroamphoacetate is an amphoteric surfactant often derived from coconut fatty acids. It's chosen for gentle cleansing systems, baby shampoos, and sensitive-skin washes to boost foam stability and reduce irritation potential in blends.
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Our take
Is Sodium Lauroamphoacetate a Good Ingredient?
It earns a Great rating for its strong mildness profile, foam-boosting effect, and ability to reduce the irritation of harsher surfactants; it's stable across typical cleanser pH and shows low sting potential. These attributes suit it well to sensitive-skin and baby-leaning formulas without sacrificing cleansing performance.
What it does
Skin Benefits
It delivers a gentle cleanse with a softer afterfeel and helps reduce the chance of sting or tightness, and often moderates the harshness of stronger surfactants in mixed systems.
Where you'll find it
Uses in Skincare & Cosmetics
It's found in infant-friendly washes, tear-mild shampoos, and formulas for easily irritated skin, and used in creamy facial cleansers and micellar-style gels to create a cushioned lather.
Before you use it
Safety
It's generally well tolerated with low irritation potential, including around sensitive skin. As with any cleanser, transient eye sting can occur at high concentrations or with direct eye contact.
Products with Sodium Lauroamphoacetate
