One finding · Official ingredient listing
Document title
CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database
- Kind of evidence
- Official ingredient listing
- Measured outcome
- Irritation
- Year
- Who was studied
- Sample size
- Measured outcome
- Cleansing surfactants remove surface oil along with dirt, which can leave skin feeling tight or dry.
- Certainty
- Moderate
- Who was measured
- Rinse-off cleansers. Mildness depends on the whole surfactant system. · Ingredient database · SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE · COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE · SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE
- Study limits
- Surfactant mildness is a property of the blend. · Ingredient database · SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE · COCAMIDOPROPYL HYDROXYSULTAINE · SODIUM METHYL COCOYL TAURATE
Where it comes from
- CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database
Published by European Commission · Last checked 2026-10-12