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Hydrogenated soybean oil

CAS 68440-96-0

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

111743-97-6 · 8016-70-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydrogenated soybean oil in plain language

What it is: Also known as Hydrogenated soya-bean oil · Soya bean oil · Tosom · E-479 · Hydrogenated soya bean oil · Ins NO.479
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INS-479 · Natura shield asw 220 · Polycerin hydro rd 907 · Hardened soybean oil · Cargill 23765 · Lp 400S · Lubriwax 102H · Partially hydrogenated soybean oil · Sterotex hm · Soya bean oil fatty acids, hydrogenated
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a humectant, an emollient and a skin-conditioning agent.
Humectant
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Viscosity controlling
Food additive
Colourant
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 soybean oil appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

USFDAinactive ingredient database4 entries
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 13.5 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 3 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 96 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 95 mgSource →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluated2 entries
- JECFA evaluation record.Source →
- JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: food additive.Source →
EUCosIngActiveSoybean oil, hydrogenated
- Soybean oil, hydrogenatedSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 240 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction and building materials, Pesticides. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 240 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction and building materials, Pesticides. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation record.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
- JECFA evaluation record. Functional class: food additive.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hydrogenated soybean oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 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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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →

Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

drugoffice.gov.hk

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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.

Food use

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.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Hydrogenated soybean oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

240

Named organisations

Personal careConstruction and building materialsPesticidesCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

HumectantEmollientSkin conditioningViscosity controllingFood additiveColourant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Hydrogenated soybean oil; 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 Hydrogenated soybean oil in the catalog.