Linear Alkyl Benzene Sulphonic Acid abbreviated as Labsa, is a low cost yet high performance synthetic surfactant used in manufacturing oil soaps, dish wash cleaners, washing detergents, scouring bars, etc.
LABSA is mainly used to produce household detergents including laundry powders, laundry liquids, dishwashing liquids and other household cleaners as well as in numerous industrial applications like as a coupling agent and as an emulsifier for agricultural herbicides and in emulsion polymerization.