Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
- pharma
Sodium lauryl sulfate
CAS 1000201-72-8
Cleaning agent · Emulsifier · Flavouring and nutrient
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4364 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Sodium lauryl sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|industrial
- currently_marketed_ndc
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- inactive_ingredient_database
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
USFDAinactive ingredient database42 entries — 7 administration routes
- Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 5.18 mgSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 1.47 %w/wSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE; Potency: 1.5 %w/wSource →
- Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE, DENTIFRICE; Potency: 1.4 %w/wSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 600 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 46 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 99 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 166 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: NASource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: PELLET; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 64 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 705 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 0.08 mg/1mlSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 233 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 123 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 199 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EFFERVESCENT; Potency: 1.5 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 320 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 240 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 264 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 16 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mgSource →
- Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NASource →
- Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: NASource →
- Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 1.1 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 214 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 0.05 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Maximum daily exposure: 111 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 14 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO; Potency: 65 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO, SUSPENSION; Potency: 40 %w/vSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPONGE; Potency: 5 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPRAY; Maximum daily exposure: 7 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 12 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 0.2 %w/wSource →
- + 2 more entries not shown
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4364 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Emulsifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4364 composition records across product categories including Pet and animal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Emulsifier.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 8 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 6 active drug products and 8 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Sodium lauryl sulfate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Where it appears
Prevalence of Sodium lauryl sulfate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
4,364
Brands
6
Pet and animal careCleaning products and household careConstruction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsPersonal careSpecialty occupational products
Typical roles
Cleaning agentEmulsifierFlavouring and nutrientFlow promoterFoamantHeat stabilizerHog Scald Agents (must be removed by subsequent cleaning operations)Plasticizer
Found in these products
- Crema ManosS'nonas · CreamsHigh
- ChampoingsPantene · Non Food ProductsHigh
- Coconut MilkHerbal Essences · Health BeautyHigh
- Signal Integral 8 Dentifrice Nature Elements Charbon 75mlunilever, signal, Integral 8 · Non Food ProductsHigh
- MiswakDabur · HygieneModerate
- Golden Moringa Oil ShampooHerbal Essences · Health BeautyHigh
- Champú PANTENEttyw · Non Food ProductsHigh
- head and shoulders classicHead & Shoulders · Non Food ProductsCritical
- Déodorant Stick Homme Peau SensibleWilliams,Williams Expert,Unilever · HygieneCritical
- amalfi dentOpen Beauty FactsMinor
- Signal Integral 8 Dentifrice Nature Elements Bicarbonate 75mlUnilever, Signal, Integral 8 · HygieneHigh
- Dove hombre spraySalt of the Earth · Open Beauty FactsMinor
- au lait 700mlpanteneHigh
- colgatecolgate · HygieneCritical
- Signal Dentifrice Anti-Tartre 75mlunilever, signal · Non Food ProductsMinor
- oral b completeOral BCritical
- TotalColgate · HygieneMinor
- Dove Verzorgende HandzeepDove,Unilever · HandverzorgingCritical
- Colgate HerbalColgate · HygieneCritical
- Oral-B 3D White Advanced Luxe Perfection TandpastaOral B · MondverzorgingHigh
- Extra Frisch Cleanblend-a-med · ToothpastesCritical
- Parodontax original complete protectionparondontax · HygieneMinor
- Oral-B Pro-Expert Professionele Bescherming TandpastaOral B · MondverzorgingCritical
- Neutrogena Hydro Boost Aqua ReinigingsgelNeutrogena · ReinigungsgeleMinor
Often appears with
Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium lauryl sulfate in the catalog.
- Sulfuric acid, mono-C12-14-alkyl esters, sodium salts
- Sulfuric acid, mono-C12-16-alkyl esters, sodium salts
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl),alpha-sulfo-omega-hydroxy-, C12-14-alkyl ethers, sodium salts
- Sulfuric acid, mono-C10-16-alkyl esters, sodium salts
- Sulfuric acid, mono-C12-18-alkyl esters, sodium salts
- Sodium saccharin dihydrate
- Saccharin sodium anhydrous
- Saccharin sodium
- Silicic acid
- Hydrated silica
- Silanedione--water (1/1)
- Lysine