Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 872C9A1W9I · registered name SODIUM LINOLEATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGWashes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name リノール酸Ｎａ: 本品は、リノール酸(*)のナトリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM LINOLEATEINCI소듐리놀리에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)9,12-Octadecadienoic acid, (Z,Z)-, sodium saltSynonymリノール酸ＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 822-17-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 212-491-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5041562
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3021562
- IUPAC
- Sodium (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H31NaO2
- Molecular weight
- 302.434 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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)2
- Emulsifier1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata