# POTASSIUM TALLATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid4028098
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Cleansing, Surfactant
Identifier: DTXSID4028098

> POTASSIUM TALLATE: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent. Fatty acids, tall-oil, potassium salts. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 71 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. Compiled from 5 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 71 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Fatty acids, tall-oil, potassium salts
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 71 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Cleaning products and household care, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent).
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/79738
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2020-04-22): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bzd/bzdjt.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:T4XG4SCP9G

_Assessed by Greenveil._