SLES

SODIUM
LAURYL ETHER
SULFATE
 SLES is a very common ingredient in the personal care products
and is used as the soap and surfactant in shampoo, body wash,
conditioner, liquid soap, liquid detergents, and more

Chemical Formula :
R-OCH2CH2OCH2CH2OSO3Na (R = C12-14)

Appearance / Nature: Viscous flowable

liquid
Color
a) description : Colorless to pale yellow
b) on APHA (20% aqueous solution), maximum : 25

 needs to be diluted prior to final use and to purchase
the material in a pre-diluted state is costly
Odor : Characteristic
pH (1% aqueous solution) : 6.5 - 8.5
Active Matter, % by mass (Mol.wt. 384), minimum : 68
Sulfate as Na2SO4, % by mass, maximum : 1.5
N.D.O.M., % by mass (on 100% A.M. basis), maximum:
3.0
1,4-Dioxane (on 100% A.M. basis), ppm, maximum : 30
CHEMICAL REACTION
Companies tend to use SLES as an ingredient in personal care and
cleaning products because it is an extremely cheap and effective
surfactant and foaming agent — basically what goes into your
soap or shampoo to make it foam.

The main problem with SLES is that when going through a

process called ethoxylation, there is a potential for contamination
with a possible carcinogen called 1, 4 dioxane (3,4).

SLES is currently found in many large name brand household

cleaners and detergents, shampoos, hand soaps, body wash, and
many more.
 TECHNICAL
DESCRIPTION
SLES is an anionic surfactant which is widely used in rinse off
products as a primary surfactant. In addition to excellent detergency
(also referred as cleansing), it also has excellent emulsification and
foamability. It is major component of rinse-off products. It is
compatible with all surfactants except cationic.

It is available in 28% and 70% active concentration.

For exports, 70% active concentration is most preferred.