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Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
Lauryl Hydroxysultaine
A gentle co-cleanser — cleans, builds stable foam, and softens the bite of stronger cleansing agents.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2024) assessed 13 sultaines, which products use most often to cleanse, cut static or condition skin and hair. Their index lists cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine and lauryl hydroxysultaine under that report. Data were missing for some, so the reviewers read across from the others, and judged all 13 safe as used.Burnett 2024 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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