Definition
Fatty acids, tall-oil
US FDA substance register · UNII H9HR63474M · registered name TALL OIL ACID · biological origin (no fixed structure)
fatty acids derived from tall oil
Source: Wikidata
Cosmetic roles
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
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Tall Oil Acid
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name トール酸: 本品は、トール油の加水分解によって得られる脂肪酸とロジン酸との混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 61790-12-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 263-107-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0028088
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 1 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 160 ℃
- Flash point
- 194 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 100 ㎜Hg(286 ℃)
- Relative density
- 0.9 (25℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.89~5.98 (25℃)
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 67 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)20
- Emulsifier7
- Processing aids not otherwise specified4
- Lubricating agent3
- Cleaning agent3
- Plasticizer3
- Surface modifier3
- Dispersing agent2
14 other uses
- Softener and conditioner2
- Intermediate2
- Viscosity modifier2
- Defoamer2
- Solvent2
- Pigment2
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter2
- Fuel agents2
- Flotation agent1
- Biocide1
- Fuel1
- Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other1
- Hardener1
- Monomers1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata