Skip to content
Beauty of your Hair
Ingredient decoder

Sodium lauryl sulfate

Depends on hair

Also listed as: SLS, sodium dodecyl sulfate

A strong anionic surfactant. Cleans very effectively and lathers well; on dry, coarse or coloured hair it strips more lipid than most people want. Not linked to hair loss, despite the internet.

Back to the full A–Z

Chat with us on WhatsApp