beauty
cleaning

Hydrogenated lecithin

CAS 92128-87-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydrogenated lecithin in plain language

What it is: Also known as Phosphatidylcholine 16:0-18:0 · Lecithin Hydrogenated
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent.
Emulsifying
Skin conditioning
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Conditioner
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 lecithin appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveLecithins, hydrogenated
- Lecithins, hydrogenatedSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 807 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent).
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 807 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent).Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydrogenated lecithin. 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 lecithin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

SoyContains · Oral (ingested)
Source: chemindex_name_match

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

Source records

807

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

EmulsifyingSkin conditioningEmulsifierSurfactantConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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