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Sodium tallowate, beef

CAS 8052-48-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium tallowate, beef in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sodium tallowate”.

Also known as Sodium tallowate · Fatty acids, tallow, sodium salts · Sodium salts tallow fatty acids · Tallow sodium salt · Acides gras de suif, sels de sodium · Fatty acid salts, tallow fatty acid sodium salts

Show all 15 names

Fettsauren, Talg-, Natriumsalze · Sodium tallow soap · sodium salt Tallow acids · sodium salts Tallow acids · Tallow fatty acids sodium salt · acidos grasos, sebo, sales de sodio · sodium salts of coconut and tallow fatty acids · sodium salts of tallow fatty acids · sodium tallowate (non-hazardous

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and a foam booster. Fatty acids, tallow, sodium salts.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Foam boosting
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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. Sodium tallowate, beef appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveFatty acids, tallow, sodium salts
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 250 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Batteries, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 250 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Batteries, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.Source →
  • USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: 80 %w/w
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOAP; Potency: 80 %w/wSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium tallowate, beef. 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 Sodium tallowate, beef 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 july 01, 2021

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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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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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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 Sodium tallowate, beef in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

250

Named organisations

6

VehicleBatteriesCleaning products and household carePersonal careCleaning and safetyArts and crafts/office supplies

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingFoam boostingViscosity controllingEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium tallowate, beef; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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