Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES) is an excellent anionic surfactant produced from coconut. It exhibits excellent detergency, emulsification, and foaming properties. Its good thickening and foaming properties make it a popular choice for daily chemical applications such as liquid detergents, dishwashing detergents, shampoos, and bath detergents. It is also used in the textile, papermaking, leather, machinery, and petroleum extraction industries.
1. Personal Care: Shampoo (accounting for over 60% of the global market share), shower gel, facial cleanser, toothpaste.
2. Household Cleaning: Laundry detergent, dishwashing liquid, and glass cleaner, often formulated with nonionic surfactants (such as APG) to optimize performance.
3. Oilfield Chemicals: Used as emulsifiers and lubricants in drilling fluids, they reduce interfacial tension to enhance oil recovery.
4. Textile Auxiliaries: Used in fabric desizing, dyeing, and softening, improving fiber wettability.
Post time: Sep-04-2025