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"Sodium" refers to the element sodium. Stearoyl" means that the ingredient contains stearic acid (octadecanoic acid) as a fatty acid component.
Sodium stearoyl hydrolyzed collagen is a substance which is used in cosmetic preparations where it acts as a hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume) and antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface of e.g. hair).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer