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Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts

CAS 68424-16-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts in plain language

What it is

Also known as Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18 unsaturated, calcium salts · Salt of polycarboxylic acid · calcium salts · calcium stearate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a surfactant.

  • Surfactant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent).
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 18 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent).Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated march 18, 2017

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

18

Named organisations

2

Construction and building materialsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

Surfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Fatty acids, C14-18 and C16-18-unsatd., calcium salts in the catalog.