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Hydrogenated tallow

CAS 8037-53-4

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

68417-86-7 · 8030-12-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydrogenated tallow in plain language

What it is

Also known as hydrogenated Beef tallow · Carolac · Saturated fatty acid glyceride · Hydrofol Glyceride T 57N · Nikkol trifat T-52 · Suif hydrogene

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Tallow hydrogenated · hidrogenado sebo

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Skin conditioning
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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. Hydrogenated tallow appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveTallow, hydrogenated
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier, Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydrogenated tallow. 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 Hydrogenated tallow 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 July 2013

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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 Hydrogenated tallow in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

12

Named organisations

6

Cleaning products and household carePersonal care

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingSkin conditioningViscosity controllingEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Hydrogenated tallow in the catalog.