The sodium salt of tall oil fatty acids, a soap used as a cleansing agent and emulsifier.
What it is
Sodium tallate is the sodium salt of the acids of tall oil, a by-product of pulping pine and other coniferous wood; it is a soap. CosIng lists it as a cleansing, emulsifying and cleansing-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.
As a natural material, its fatty acid composition can vary between batches.
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).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.