What does Tea-oleate do?

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning

Tea-oleate

CAS 90480-23-2

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

39703-33-8 · 59680-30-7 · 2717-15-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Tea-oleate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Triethanolamine oleate · Ethanol, 2,2',2''-NITRILOTRIS-, (9Z)-9-OCTADECENOATE (salt) · Oleic acid triethanolamine salt (1:1) · Oleic acid, 2,2',2''-NITRILOTRIETHANOL salt · Triethanolamine oleic acid salt · Triethanolammonium oleate
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Trolamine oleate · Aec tea-oleate · Belloid fr · Caswell No. 887D · Ethanol, 2,2',2''-nitrilotri-, mixed with oleic acid (1:1) · Ethanol, 2,2',2''-nitrilotri-, oleate (salt) · Lavon · Oleic acid, compd with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1) · Oleic acid, compound with 2,2',2''-nitrilotriethanol (1:1) · triethanolamine salt Oleic acid · triethanolamine soap Oleic acid · Triethanolamine salt of oleic acid · Trietol · UNII-DZ7P3IE35F
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.
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. Tea-oleate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveRestriction: III/62
- Restriction: III/62Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Tea-oleate. 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 Tea-oleate 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 January 7, 2008
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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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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 Tea-oleate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Cleaning products and household care

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantCleaning agent

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