The sodium salt of oleic acid, a soap.
What it is
Sodium oleate is the sodium salt of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid; chemically it is a soap. CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent, emulsifying and cleansing surfactant and viscosity controlling agent.
Where it is used
Found in soaps, cleansing products, shaving products and some emulsions.
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 oleic acid is of plant or animal origin.
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.
- 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).
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (45)
- Jabón Pastilla Individual Exfoliante · Dove
- Barra de belleza Pepino Hidratación Fresca · Dove
- Jabón Pastilla Individual Mandarina Hidratación Fresca · Dove
- Baby Jabón en barra Hidratación Enriquecida · Dove
- Barra de belleza Karité y Vainilla · Dove
- Men+Care Jabón Pastilla · Dove
- Wonder Woman Glow Setting Spray · Catrice
- Maseczka regenerująca i odmładzająca · Eveline Cosmetics
- Serum Shot Kuracja z multipeptydami na twarz, szyję i dekolt · Eveline Cosmetics
- Serum odżywka na porost rzęs i brwi Lash & Brow Growth Activator "Didier Lab" · Didier Lab
- Instant Lift Effect Cream · BABOR
- neuBROW Brow Enhancing Serum · Neulash