Laureth-4

Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Antistatic

Reduces the build-up of static electrical charge on surfaces.

Emulsifying

Helps liquids that do not normally mix form a mixture.

Masking

Reduces or conceals the formula's underlying odour or taste.

Surfactant

Changes surface tension to help a product distribute or interact with other materials.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

Names and identifiers

INCI name on ingredient lists

LAURETH-4

CAS registry number

5274-68-0, 9002-92-0, 68439-50-9

EC number

226-097-1 / 500-002-6 / 500-213-3