Ingredient

Laureth-20

Low risk

FunctionEmulsifier

What it is — Laureth-20 (INCI: Laureth-20) is lauryl alcohol with twenty ethylene oxide units, which makes it strongly water-loving.

What it does — It solubilises small amounts of oil into water and stabilises emulsions. Paired with a short-chain laureth it lets a formulator dial in exactly how oil and water sit together.

Typical use — It appears in shampoos, hair colour, micellar formats and other rinse-off products at low to moderate levels.

Who it suits / good to know — Mild and widely used. As with all ethoxylated ingredients, 1,4-dioxane is a manufacturing by-product controlled by supplier purification rather than something inherent to the ingredient.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk in its EWG-style, ingredient-by-ingredient review. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

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Levero Coloring Shampoo — PPD-Free Grey Coverage 300ml Levero Coloring Shampoo — PPD-Free Grey Coverage 300mlScreening 8.5
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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