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Sodium palm kernelate

CAS 61789-89-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium palm kernelate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Fatty acids, palm kernel-oil, sodium salts · Palm kernel oil fatty acids, sodium salts · sodium palmate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and a thickener. Fatty acids, palm kernel-oil, sodium salts.
Emulsifying
Cleansing
Viscosity controlling
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Thickener
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. Sodium palm kernelate appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveFatty acids, palm kernel-oil, sodium salts
- Fatty acids, palm kernel-oil, sodium saltsSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 188 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 188 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Arts and crafts/office supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
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 Sodium palm kernelate. 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 Sodium palm kernelate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2026-12-31
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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 Sodium palm kernelate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

188

Named organisations

Personal careArts and crafts/office supplies

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingViscosity controllingEmulsifierSurfactantThickener

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium palm kernelate; 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 Sodium palm kernelate in the catalog.