A mixture of fatty acids obtained from palm oil.
What it is
Palm Acid is the mixture of fatty acids derived from palm oil. CosIng lists it as cleansing and emulsifying surfactant.
Where it is used
Used in soaps, cleansing bars, facial cleansers and shaving products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not reveal whether the palm oil comes from certified sources.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (26)
- Arztseife sensitive · Balea
- Soothing oatmeal soap · barwa
- Soap Bar, Cream Soap Sensitive · Balea
- Bar Soap, Cream Soap Milk & Honey · Balea
- Hunny Bunny Soap with Manuka Honey and Shea Butter · Nudy Rudy
- Let'scrub Zeytinyağlı Gül Yağı Sabunu 100 gr · Let'scrub
- Cashmere Bouquet Lavender Soap 4 Pack 400g · Cashmere Bouquet
- Creamy Soap with olive oil & aloe vera extract · Lacura Body
- Kernseife · dalli
- Kernseife · Pure & Basic
- No Bacter savon · Eucerin
- Creamy Soap - Olive & Aloe Vera · Aldi