A soap made from shea butter fatty acids.
What it is
Sodium shea butterate is the sodium salt of the fatty acids derived from shea butter (Butyrospermum parkii). CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in bar soaps and other soap-based 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.
Saponified oils such as this one are often listed alongside other soap salts, and the label does not show their proportions.
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.
Products with this ingredient (30)
- Ogórek – naturalne mydło peelingujące · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Rozmaryn – mydło naturalne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Ryż – naturalne mydło hipoalergiczne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Nagietek – naturalne mydło hipoalergiczne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Lawenda – mydło naturalne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Kawa – naturalne mydło peelingujące · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Hibiskus – mydło naturalne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Czerwony Pieprz – mydło naturalne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Cynamon – naturalne mydło peelingujące · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Banan – mydło naturalne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Ananas – mydło naturalne · Ministerstwo Dobrego Mydła
- Original Gangsta Cold Process Cleansing Bar · Hank Brussels