A potassium soap made from sunflower seed oil fatty acids.
What it is
Potassium sunflowerseedate is the potassium salt of the fatty acids of sunflower seed oil, in other words a soap. CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in liquid soaps, shower gels and other cleansing 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 show the exact fatty-acid composition.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.