DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE
Is DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE safe for seborrheic dermatitis?
Evidence is too limited to rate Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate confidently for seborrheic dermatitis. It creates foam and helps rinse away oil and dirt, but it is not a treatment ingredient.
A related sulfosuccinate performed more gently than sodium laurate and sodium lauryl sulphate in a small repeated-exposure study, but it was not this exact INCI and did not involve seb derm. The lauryl chain is bound within a surfactant, so free-lauric-acid findings should not be applied automatically. What matters most is the full cleanser strength, contact time and how skin feels after rinsing.
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What is it?
A quick identity check, separate from the seb derm guidance above.
01 / 05- Material type
- Anionic sulfosuccinate surfactant
- Ingredient family
- Cleansing surfactant
- Cosmetic function
- Cleansing, Foaming, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant - Cleansing, Surfactant - Foam Boosting, Surfactant - Hydrotrope
What is DISODIUM LAURYL SULFOSUCCINATE used for in skincare?
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate is an anionic surfactant used to loosen oil and debris and create foam in rinse-off products. Despite the similar-sounding name, it is chemically different from sodium lauryl sulfate. It is often blended with betaines, glucosides, isethionates, thickeners and conditioning agents in shampoos, face washes and body cleansers.