Definition
Fatty acids, tall-oil, ammonium salts
Cosmetic roles
Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Tall Oil Acid, Sodium Tallate, Potassium Tallate and Ammonium Tallate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
AMMONIUM TALLATEINCI암모늄톨레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68132-50-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 268-643-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID401009744
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Water solubility
- 0.8852 ㎎/ℓ (est.)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.85 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 299.50 (est.)
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Emulsifier1
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 9
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database