beauty
cleaning
industrial

Palm kernel acid

CAS 101403-98-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Palm kernel acid in plain language

What it is: Also known as palm kernel-oil Fatty acids · Palm kernel oil fatty acids · Palm kernel acids · Elaeis guineensis (palm) kernel acid · Palm kernel fatty acids · Palm kernel oil fatty acid
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Prifac 7905 · Palm kernel fatty acid
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent. Fatty acids, palm kernel-oil.
Emulsifying
Cleansing
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Palm kernel acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 24 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Defoamer, Emulsifier.Source →
EUCosIngActiveFatty acids, palm kernel-oil
- Fatty acids, palm kernel-oilSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Palm kernel acid. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Palm kernel acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-03-06
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Palm kernel acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantCleaning agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Palm kernel acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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