Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
Severity 5/10Editorialsurfactant
Is Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate safe?
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate carries moderate concerns worth knowing about (irritation).
In plain language
A strong anionic cleanser similar to SLS, appropriate only in well-formulated rinse-off products.
A Caredermis plain-language explanation to help you read the label — not a regulator statement. The sourced facts are the classifications and status shown on this page.
Documented concerns
Concerns marked Editorialare Caredermis' own dermatological review; the rest are drawn from official data — see the cited sources ↓
Irritation
Editorial5/10Comparable irritation profile to SLS in leave-on contact.
Official regulatory status
Pulled directly from official regulatory datasets and expert reviews — not our own judgement.
Guidance by skin profile
Caredermis editorial guidance based on the concerns above — checked against the official records on every build, but not itself a regulator statement.
- Sensitive skinHigh caution
- Oily & acne-proneNo specific concern
- Dry skinHigh caution
- PregnancyNo specific concern
- Babies & kidsNo specific concern
- Eczema-proneBest avoided
Sources
Each authority below is shown only because our ingested copy of its data lists Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate — not because we asserted it. Follow a link to verify the classification or regulation directly.
CIR conclusion from the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Quick Reference Table — cir-safety.org (snapshot in data/sources/)(point-in-time snapshot; CIR's live record may have been updated since).
See our methodology for how these map to concern levels. Informational only — not medical advice.
Products in our library containing Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate
- Le Petit MarseillaisShampooing Force & Éclat
- Le Petit MarseillaisShampooing crème nutrition miel de provence et karité bio
- Le Petit MarseillaisForce & Éclat Pomme & Olivier Bio
- L'OréalShampoing illuminant camomille
- Le Petit MarseillaisShampooing Brillance & Volume
- Le petit marseillaisGel douche Extra Doux, Pin & Criste Marine
- Le Petit MarseillaisMa pause coco-ning
- CarrefourGel lavant mains tendresse
- Le Petit MarseillaisShampooing Nutrition Intense aux 2 huiles de Karité & Argan
- Le petit MarseillaisBois de Cade et Fougère
- Le Petit MarseillaisAu pays du miel & une nuit
- La Provençale BioLe shampooing douceur
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