Abstract

A REVIEW ON TOXICITY OF SODIUM LAURYL SULPHATE AND THEIR GOOD SUBSTITUENTS

Sunayana Vikhe* and Kawade Madhuri

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Abstract

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate is a surfactant well known for its cleansing action and are widely used in many industries or for household purpose but its toxicity is the major concern to use. SLS leads to good cleansing action but it has various toxic effects on the environment therefore they are known as emerging contaminants. There is several natural substituents available which have less toxicity as compared to SLS such as ammonium laureth sulphate, lauryl glucoside, sodium cocoyl glycinate, sodium lauryl sulfoacetate, cocyl wheat isethionate, Sodium cocyl isethionate. These substituents are considered milder because they will not strip the moisture from the skin and don't cause toxic results. The use of substituents is demonstrated in the article and risk is reduced to some extent.

Keywords: surfactant, SLS claims, product toxicity, safety review, Alternative used.