Product
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate (SLES 70%, 2 mole) is the main foaming surfactant in shampoos, body washes, hand washes and dishwashing liquids.
- Also known as
- SLES
- Grades / forms
- 70% paste, 2 mole
- Documents
- TDS to view and download
Overview
SLES is made by ethoxylating lauryl alcohol and then sulphating and neutralising it. The ethoxylation — on average two moles of ethylene oxide per molecule in the standard grade — makes it milder and more water-tolerant than SLS, while keeping the rich, dense foam and strong cleaning that consumers expect.
It is supplied as a 70% active paste, which saves freight compared with dilute grades. It thickens easily with salt and pairs well with co-surfactants such as cocamidopropyl betaine. Buyers usually specify active matter, unsulphated matter, sodium sulphate and 1,4-dioxane level.
Applications
- 1Shampoos and conditioning shampoos
- 2Body washes and shower gels
- 3Liquid hand wash
- 4Dishwashing liquids
- 5Laundry liquids and household cleaners
- 6Car wash and industrial cleaners
Specification
- Appearance
- White or light yellow viscous paste
- Active matter content (%)
- 70±2
- Unsulfated matter (%)
- ≤3.5
- Sodium sulfate (%)
- ≤1.5
- 1,4-Dioxane, ppm
- ≤30
- pH-value (1%sol)
- 6.5～11.0
- Color (Hazen, 5%Am.aq.sol.)
- ≤30
Specification as stated on our Technical Data Sheet, which you can download below.
Documents
PDF documents from our quality records.
Packing & storage
Packing
- 110 kg & 220 kg HDPE drums
- 1000 kg IBCs
- Flexitanks
Storage & handling
Store between 15 and 35 °C in closed containers. SLES 70% is a stable paste, but dilution must be done correctly to avoid an unworkable gel phase.
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Questions
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate, answered.
Always add SLES 70% paste slowly to water with good stirring, not water to the paste. Between roughly 30% and 60% active, SLES forms a very thick gel; adding the paste to plenty of water passes through this zone quickly.
'2 mole' means each lauryl alcohol molecule carries on average two units of ethylene oxide. Two-mole SLES is the standard grade for personal care, balancing foam, mildness and ease of thickening. Three-mole grades are milder but harder to thicken.
SLS (sodium lauryl sulphate) is not ethoxylated and is a harsher, more irritating surfactant. SLES has ethylene oxide units that make it milder on skin and better at tolerating hard water, so it is preferred in shampoos and body washes.
Yes. Cosmo Chemistry manufactures and exports Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate from Surat, Gujarat, India to more than 55 countries, for customers in the personal care & home care industry. Send your grade, quantity and destination port for a quotation within one business day.
Every shipment of Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate from Cosmo Chemistry includes a batch-specific Certificate of Analysis (COA) and Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Certificate of Origin, third-party pre-shipment inspection and destination-specific regulatory documentation are arranged on request.
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