{"id":48167,"date":"2025-12-03T15:35:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/laureth-40\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:35:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:35:46","slug":"laureth-40","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/laureth-40\/","title":{"rendered":"LAURETH-40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>EMULSIFIANT<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Laureth-40 is mainly used as an emulsifier and surfactant in cosmetic formulations. It helps to blend oil and water, ensuring a homogeneous and stable texture to the product. In addition, it helps dissolve other ingredients and improve application on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: This ingredient is generally considered safe in cosmetic formulations, when used in accordance with concentration recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Laureth-40 is a synthetic ingredient that contains no animal products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although Laureth-40 is well tolerated by most skin types, it can sometimes cause irritation in people with sensitive skin or when used excessively. Like all lauryl ethers, it is derived from ethoxylation, a process that can generate traces of 1,4-dioxane, an impurity monitored but minimized during manufacturing.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: This component is commonly used in lotions, creams, shampoos and other personal care products where a homogeneous texture is essential.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/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-48167","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\/48167","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=48167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}