Surfactant · Ingredients & raw materials
Sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES)
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Anionic surfactant that gives most shampoos, body washes, face washes and hand washes their foam and cleaning power. Sold as a 70% active paste (diluted in-house) or a ready 28% liquid; typical use is 8 to 15% active in rinse-off products. Cosmetic grade has lower 1,4-dioxane and unsulphated matter than detergent grade.
Strength 2
- 70% paste
- 28% liquid
Grade 2
- Cosmetic grade (low dioxane)
- Technical / detergent grade
Pack size 5
- 5 kg can
- 50 kg HDPE carboy
- 170 kg HDPE drum
- 220 to 235 kg HDPE drum
- 1000 kg IBC tank
Spec
- INCI name
- Sodium Laureth Sulfate
- CAS number
- 68585-34-2 / 9004-82-4
- Appearance
- 70%: white to pale yellow paste; 28%: clear to slightly hazy viscous liquid
- Active matter
- 68 to 72% (70% grade), 27 to 29% (28% grade)
- pH (1% solution)
- 6.5 to 8.5
- Ethoxylation
- Typically 2 EO (2 to 3 moles)
- 1,4-dioxane
- Below 10 ppm for cosmetic grade (supplier dependent)
- Typical use level
- 8 to 15% active in rinse-off cleansers
- Shelf life
- 24 months
- Storage
- Closed HDPE drums, 10 to 40 C, keep from freezing
- Usual minimum
- 50 kg
- HSN code
- 34023900
- GST
- 18%
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