Applications of SLES

SLES has mostly replaced SLS as cosmetic raw material. It has a range of applications in various personal and home care products such as shampoo, bubble bath, shower gel, fash wash, dish wash, hand wash, and liquid detergent. ?

In other words - you are most likely to find it either under the bathroom sink or on the shelf in your bathroom.

Its various applications include:

Grooming products

SLES is used in grooming products such as shaving cream, hand sanitizer, nail treatments, lip balm, makeup remover, foundation, facial cleansers, and exfoliants.

Hair products

It is also used in hair products, such as shampoo, conditioner, dandruff treatment, hair dye, and styling gel.

Creams and lotions

These products include hand creams, anti-itch creams, masks, sunscreen, and hair-removal products.

Dental care products

Dental care products like toothpaste, teeth whitening products, and mouthwash.

Bath products

Bath products like bath oils or salts, body wash, and bubble baths.

Textile Industry

SLES has a use in the textile industry also. It demonstrates a whitening effect which helps it eliminate even very difficult stains.

Other applications of SLES:

●????The other use of SLES includes the printing and dyeing industry, petroleum, and the leather industry as a lubricant. Furthermore, it is a dyeing agent, foaming agent, cleanser, and degreasing agent.??

●????SLS can also be used as a food additive - mainly as a thickener or an emulsifier.

●????It can be found in dried egg products and some dry beverage bases.

It is also used as a foaming agent and grease solvent in producing foamed concrete