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Potassium olivate

CAS 68154-77-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Potassium olivate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Fatty acids, olive-oil, potassium salts · potassium salt Olive oil acids · potassium salts Olive oil acids · Olive oil fatty acids, potassium salt · Olive oil fatty acids, potassium salts · potassium soap Olive oil

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Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from olea europaea

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent. Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Olea Europaea.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • 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. Potassium olivate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActivePotassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Olea Europaea
    • Potassium salt of the fatty acids derived from Olea EuropaeaSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 46 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 46 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier.Source →
  • 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 Potassium olivate. 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 Potassium olivate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Potassium olivate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

46

Named organisations

6

Personal careCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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