Ingredient glossary / Cleansing agent
Lauramine oxide
On the label: Lauramine Oxide · Cleansing agent
What it is
A mild foam booster and thickener used in body wash and dish soap alike.
Cleansing agents: Surfactants lift oil and dirt so water can carry them off; the cleaning part of any wash, and what makes it foam.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q6501952 →
In the research
3 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Patch Testing to Lauryldimethylamine Oxide: Clinical Relevance and Cross-Reactivity with Cocamidopropyl Betaine-Related Surfactants · Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2026
- Eco-Metabolomic Signatures of Frog Skin Secretions Reveal Environmental Stress Biomarkers Across Pond Disturbance Gradients · Journal of experimental zoology. Part A, Ecological and integrative physiology, 2026
- It is not always chlorhexidine: Identification of benzoxonium chloride and lauramine oxide as culprit allergens in a popular antiseptic in Switzerland · Contact dermatitis, 2023
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Other cleansing agents
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