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Disodium stearyl sulfosuccinate, a surfactant, is used in cosmetic formulations. The substance acts as a foaming agent (enhances foam formation and improves volume, structure and durability of the foam), solubilizer (acts hydrotropically, i.e. it increases the solubility of a substance which is hardly soluble in water). Furthermore, the substance has a skin cleansing effect.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer