Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate
Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate is a surfactant and cleansing ingredient. It’s in 53 products on Poliage, most often shampoo and body wash. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: Sulfates.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
A foaming surfactant. Used in shampoos and body washes.
What it does
Contains Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate: cleansing
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate: emulsifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate: surfactant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 79150, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Sodium C12-13 Pareth Sulfate
Suave
Sweet Vanilla Silk Body Wash
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Colgate-Palmolive
Tahiti Kids Cheveux et Corps
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
tresemme shampoo
Lists fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Tresemme
Tresemme Shampoo
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Tresemme shampoo collagen
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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