The sodium salt of ricinoleic acid, a soap used as a cleansing agent and emulsifier.
What it is
Sodium ricinoleate is the sodium salt of ricinoleic (12-hydroxyoleic) acid, the main fatty acid of castor oil; it is a soap. CosIng lists it as a cleansing and emulsifying surfactant ingredient.
Where it is used
Found in soaps 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.
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.