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Sodium oleate

CAS 143-19-1

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

16558-02-4

Sodium oleate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium oleate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Oleate sodium · Oleic acid sodium salt · 9-OCTADECENOIC acid (z)-, sodium salt · E-470(II)OLEIC acid, sodium salt · Ins NO.470(II)OLEIC acid, sodium salt · INS-470(II)OLEIC acid, sodium salt

Show all 21 names

Sodium 9-OCTADECENOATE, (z)- · Sodium (9Z)-octadec-9-enoate · sodium (Z)-octadec-9-enoate · (Z)-9-Octadecenoic acid sodium salt · 9-Octadecenoic acid (9Z)-, sodium salt (1:1) · 9-Octadecenoic acid, sodium salt · 9-Octadecenoic acid, sodium salt, (Z)- · Eunatrol · Lipoid sodium oleate f · Lunac SO 90L · Olate flakes · Osteum · Sodium 9-octadecenoate · UNII-399SL044HN · sodium moleat

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and a thickener.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Thickener
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 oleate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 88 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, 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 88 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, 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: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, EMULSION; Maximum daily exposure: 225 mg
    • Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, EMULSION; Maximum daily exposure: 225 mgSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.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

Evidence & sources

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

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2016

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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

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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

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

Source records

88

Named organisations

6

Personal careFood and drugCleaning products and household careCleaning and safety

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingViscosity controllingEmulsifierSurfactantThickener
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Sodium oleate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Sodium oleate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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