Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.
- beauty
- cleaning
- industrial
Tall oil
CAS 8032-00-6
Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers
62046-51-9 · 8002-26-4
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Tall oil in plain language
On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Tallol”.
Also known as Tallol · Lignin liquor · Liquid rosin · Talleol · Acintol C · Acintol D 29LR
Show all 21 names
Crude tall oil · Distilled tall oil · MeadWestvaco L 5 · Tall oils · Tall Oil Rosin Ester · Tallol (EU) · aceite de resina · oleic acid (tall oil) · oleic acid or tall oil · oletic acid · pamak w-4 · pamak w4 (tall oil) · pamak-w4 · panak-w4 · resin mixtures. vp: <1 mmhg @ 20c
Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a solvent and a skin-conditioning agent. Tall Oil is a by-product of wood pulp. It contains rosin acids, oleic and linoleic acids and long chain alcohols.
- Emollient
- Solvent
- Skin conditioning
- Conditioner
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Tall oil appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Beauty
- Cleaning
- Industrial
EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Tall Oil is a by-product of wood pulp. It contains rosin acids, oleic and linoleic acids and long chain alcoholsSource →
- Tall oil. A complex combination of tall oil rosin and fatty acids derived from acidulation of crude tall oil soap and including that which is further refined. Contains at least 10% rosinSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 95 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Softener and conditioner, Filler.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 95 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Raw materials, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Softener and conditioner, Filler.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as structurallydiverse.Source →
Expert safety opinions
No expert opinion on file for Tall oil. 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 Tall oil yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
No signal in this context
Where it has been recorded
How often EPA CPDat has listed Tall oil in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
95
Named organisations
6
Construction and building materialsRaw materialsHome maintenanceCleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careVehicle
Typical roles
EmollientSolventSkin conditioningConditioner