What ingredients are in Sensitive Laundry Liquid?Updated 17 hours ago
TL;DR: Sensitive Laundry Liquid lists 15 ingredients on the box: five enzymes, mild surfactants, water softeners and pH balancers, oleic acid, and a mild preservative system. No added fragrance, no chlorine bleach, no optical brighteners, no phosphates. Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) certified, Sensitive Choice approved, Dermatest tested. Made in Australia.
What ingredients are in Sensitive Laundry Liquid?
The list below is the formula Koh sells today, and it matches the box on the shelf. If you have an older box at home, always read the panel on your own pack.
✓ What is in the box
Fifteen entries are printed on the box. One of those entries is the enzyme blend, so you will count more enzyme names than entries.
✓ Mild surfactants for everyday cleaning
✓ Five enzymes: lipase, nuclease, protease, amylase, cellulase
✓ Oleic acid
✓ Water softeners and pH balancers
✓ A mild preservative system
✓ What Koh leaves out
Four things households with sensitive skin tend to ask about first, all left out of Sensitive Laundry Liquid.
✓ Full ingredient list, as printed on the box
Aqua, Alcohols C12-14 Ethoxylated, Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside, Lauryl Glucoside, Oleic Acid, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Formate, Citric Acid, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Methyl Cocoate, Enzymes (Lipase, Nuclease, Protease, Amylase, Cellulase), Alcohols C10 Ethoxylated, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Hydroxide.
Tap any ingredient below to see what it does.
Aqua
Lets the formula spread evenly through the wash water.
Alcohols C12-14 ethoxylated
A surfactant. Lifts soil and grease off fabric so it rinses away in the wash.
Caprylyl/Capryl glucoside, Lauryl glucoside
Mild surfactants. Help the formula clean gently while staying mild on fabric.
Oleic acid
A fatty acid. Contributes mild cleaning support.
Potassium hydroxide
A pH balancer. Holds the formula in its working range.
Sodium formate
A stabiliser. Helps the formula stay consistent so the last wash performs like the first.
Citric acid
A water softener and pH adjuster. Helps the formula work consistently in different water types.
Phenoxyethanol
A preservative. Keeps the contents of the box stable over its shelf life.
Caprylyl glycol
A preservative. Listed alongside phenoxyethanol on the box.
Methyl cocoate
A mild surfactant. Helps the formula clean gently.
Lipase
An enzyme. Targets oily and fatty marks like cooking oil, salad dressing, butter and lipstick, the kind that look invisible until the fabric comes out of the dryer with a darker patch.
Nuclease
An enzyme. Targets the sticky biological residues that hold soil onto fabric.
Protease
An enzyme. Targets protein marks like blood, sweat, egg and dairy.
Amylase
An enzyme. Targets starch food marks like pasta sauce, gravy and baby food.
Cellulase
An enzyme. Targets grass and vegetable soils and helps reduce pilling on cotton over time.
Alcohols C10 ethoxylated
A surfactant. Helps the formula spread evenly and rinse cleanly out of fabric.
Sodium chloride
Common salt. Used as a thickener and stabiliser.
Sodium hydroxide
A pH balancer. Used in small amounts to hold the formula in its working range.
Which fabrics should I keep it away from?
⚠ Not for wool, silk or other animal fibres
The enzymes in Sensitive Laundry Liquid break down protein fibres. Keep it away from wool, silk, cashmere and alpaca. Hand wash those with a detergent made for wool and silk instead.
Where can I find the Safety Data Sheet?
✓ Access the Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
Heads up: the Safety Data Sheet is a regulatory document written for workplace safety officers, first responders and waste handlers. It uses chemistry and hazard classification language rather than plain-English answers.
If your question is about ingredients, sensitivity or everyday use, the list above and the product page will get you there faster.
Need the SDS itself? It is a standardised 16-section PDF covering hazards, first aid measures, handling and storage, and disposal.
Around 60 washes per box. GECA certified, Sensitive Choice approved, Dermatest tested. Septic and grey water compatible when used as directed. Made in Australia.
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Last reviewed: September 2026 · Koh Australia