Tall oil. A complex combination of tall oil rosin and fatty acids derived from acidulation of crude tall oil soap and including that which is further refined.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1GX6Z36A79 · registered name TALL OIL · biological origin (no fixed structure)
Tall oil. A complex combination of tall oil rosin and fatty acids derived from acidulation of crude tall oil soap and including that which is further refined. Contains at least 10% rosin
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name トール油: 本品は、木材パルプの副産物であり、ロジン酸、オレイン酸、リノレイン酸及び長鎖アルコールを含む。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8002-26-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-304-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7027671
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- 60~70 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- &, gt, 200 ℃ (760hPa)
- Flash point
- (ca. 180℃)
- Vapour pressure
- (&, lt, 0.0013hPa 20℃)
- Water solubility
- (&, lt, 0.1 vol % 25℃)
- Relative density
- 950 (20℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.5~5.4 (pH7.5)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- (&, gt, 200℃)
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 29 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.
- Binder5
- Processing aids not otherwise specified4
- Solvent3
- Lubricating agent3
- Filler2
- Softener and conditioner2
- Intermediate2
- Anti-scaling agent2
6 other uses
- Plasticizer1
- Monomers1
- Fuel agents1
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Fuel1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
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Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Amended safety assessment of tall oil acid, sodium tallate, potassium tallate, and ammonium tallate. · 2009
- Life Cycle Environmental and Cost Implications of Isostearic Acid Production for Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products · 2019
- The Skin Compatibility of Distilled Tall Oils: Evaluation with the Bovine Udder Skin In Vitro Model System · 2009
- Tall oil: enhancement of neem and azadirachtin toxicity to the variegated cutworm, Peridroma saucia Hübner (Lep., Noctuidae) · 1995
- A clinical and patch test study in a tall‐oil rosin factory · 1994
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3
- 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 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese