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Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts

CAS 68132-50-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Ammonium tallate”.

Also known as Ammonium tallate · ammonium tall oil fatty acid soap

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent. Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts.

  • 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. Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveFatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 12 composition records across product categories including Specialty occupational products, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts. 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 Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts 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 2019-12-20

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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, tall-oil, ammonium salts in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

12

Named organisations

3

Specialty occupational productsCleaning products and household carePersonal care

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactantCleaning agent
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