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Sulfates (SLS and SLES)
Sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) are strong foaming cleansers, common in shampoos, body washes and toothpaste.
- On a list as
- Sodium Lauryl Sulfate · Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- What it does
- Foaming cleansers
- Where it comes from
- Synthetic
- Vegan?
- Yes
What it is for
They clean well and foam generously, but SLS in particular can leave skin feeling tight and can irritate sensitive skin.
- Le Purifiant foams with sodium methyl 2-sulfolaurate, disodium 2-sulfolaurate and sodium lauryl sulfoacetate. The names look alike, but these are different, milder cleansing ingredients, not sulfates.
Wondering about the one you already own? Paste its ingredient list into our free checker — sulfates (sls and sles) is flagged by name, along with anything animal-derived.
Check a product’s listAcross the house
In none of the 40 ingredient lists we publish.
Every list is the manufacturer’s own, and each is checked for sulfates (sls and sles) whenever the site is built. 6 pieces don’t publish a list yet, so we can’t speak for them: Le Renouveau, L'Enlumineur, Le Savon, Pastèque, Cerise, Pêche.
Questions
Does Le Purifiant contain sulfates?
Its published list contains no sodium lauryl sulfate or sodium laureth sulfate.
Why do people avoid sulfates?
Because strong sulfates can strip the skin’s oils and irritate sensitive skin, especially in leave-on or frequent use.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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