Database/Cleansing/Sodium Oleate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Sodium Oleate natural?

Yes. Sodium salt of oleic acid, a natural vegetable-oil fatty acid; sodium counter-ion also counts as natural origin.

INCI nameSodium Oleate
CAS143-19-1
FormulaC18H33NaO2 · 304.4 Da
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockSodium Oleate is made by neutralising oleic acid,…

How we scored it

Sodium salt of oleic acid; oleic acid natural (vegetable oil) + Na natural counter-ion. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Sodium Oleate is made by neutralising oleic acid, extracted from vegetable oils such as olive, sunflower or rapeseed, with sodium hydroxide. Both fragments are natural origin.

In plain English

The sodium salt of oleic acid, a fatty acid from vegetable oils. Used as a cleansing and emulsifying agent in soaps and washes.

Structure

2D structure of Sodium Oleate

sodium (Z)-octadec-9-enoate

PubChem CID 23665730 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Sodium Oleate. PubChem CID 23665730. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3SODIUM OLEATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4SODIUM OLEATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20OLEATE