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Sodium stearate

CAS 822-16-2 · 0/100 · High conf.

Sodium stearate chemical structure

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (EU food additive; EU CosIng).
High confidence

Sodium stearate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sodium octadecanoate · E-470(I)STEARIC acid, sodium salt · Edenor fhti · Flexichem b · Ins NO.470(I)STEARIC acid, sodium salt · INS-470(I)STEARIC acid, sodium salt

Show all 21 names

Nonsoul sn 15 · Sodium salt octadecanoic acid · Rhenogran nast 50ACMF-GE1858 · AFCO-Chem B 65 · AFCO-Chem NA · Bonderlube 234 · Bonderlube 235 · Octadecanoic acid, sodium salt (1:1) · Prifer 1634 · Prodhygine · Stearates · estearato de sodio · lithium sterate thickener · sodium stearate soap · sodium sterate

What it does

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

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Antioxidant
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
Is it a concern?
Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 585 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Cleaning products and household care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database3 entries
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 10 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 9.48 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Potency: 0.85 mgSource →
  • 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 585 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 585 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.Source →
  • 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 stearate 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 September 2013

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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

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  • 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

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Sodium stearate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

585

Named organisations

6

Furniture and furnishingsArts and crafts/office suppliesCleaning products and household carePersonal careCleaning and safetyVehicle

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingViscosity controllingAntioxidantEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Sodium stearate in the catalog.