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Hydrogenated soybean lecithin

CAS 97281-48-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydrogenated soybean lecithin in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine”.

Also known as Hydrogenated phosphatidylcholine · Hydrogenated soya phosphatidylcholines · Coatsome NC 21E · Phosphatidylcholines, soya, hydrogenated · Phospholipon 90N

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Skin conditioning
  • Emulsifier
  • 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 soybean lecithin 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 — 4 administration routes
    • Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.15 %w/vSource →
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: 213 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.21 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1.5 %w/wSource →
  • EUCosIngActivePhosphatidylcholines, soya, hydrogenated
    • Phosphatidylcholines, soya, hydrogenatedSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated April 2015

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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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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

  • GlutenContains · 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 soybean lecithin in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

3

Personal care

Typical roles

EmulsifyingSkin conditioningEmulsifierConditioner
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