{"id":27140,"date":"2025-12-03T11:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/laureth-16\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:01:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:01:06","slug":"laureth-16","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/laureth-16\/","title":{"rendered":"LAURETH-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: EMULSIFIER<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Laureth-16 is used as an emulsifier in cosmetic formulations. It helps blend ingredients that don't naturally combine, such as oil and water, creating stable emulsions. This improves the texture and consistency of skin care products.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: This ingredient is generally considered safe at the concentrations usually used in cosmetic products. However, as with all ingredients, special care is required for particularly sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Laureth-16 is of synthetic origin and is therefore compatible with a vegan lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Please note: Although generally well tolerated, it can cause mild irritation if used on very sensitive or damaged skin. It's also important to note that this ingredient is produced by ethoxylation, a chemical process that can leave traces of impurities.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Laureth-16 is often found in lotions, moisturizers, make-up removers and facial cleansers, due to its emulsifying properties.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-27140","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/27140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}