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

Is Sodium Palmate natural?

Yes. Palm oil fatty acids saponified with sodium; both the oleochemical fatty chain and mineral sodium counter-ion are natural.

INCI nameSodium Palmate
CAS61790-79-2
FunctionCleansing · Emulsifying Surfactant
FeedstockMade by saponifying palm oil with sodium hydroxide.…

How we scored it

Sodium salt of palm oil fatty acids; fatty chain and sodium ion both natural origin. 100% natural mass.
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

Made by saponifying palm oil with sodium hydroxide. No petrochemical alternative route is used commercially.

In plain English

Sodium Palmate is a soap made from palm oil. It cleanses the skin and forms the firm base of many bar soaps.

CosIng definition: Fatty acids, palm-oil, sodium salts

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 PALMATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SODIUM PALMATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SODIUM%20PALMATE