Sodium Palmate

Our database includes 113 products that contain Sodium Palmate.

Explained

Sodium Palmate is a surfactant and used to saponify fatty acids. It can be derived from palm oil or synthetically created.

As a surfactant, it helps lift dirt and oil off the skin to be cleansed.

Sodium Palmate is also used during the soap-making process to saponify fatty acids. This helps soap creates bubbles without leaving residue on the skin.

Sodium Palmate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.3% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Cleansing, Emulsifying

Where it's used

These are the categories of products that use Sodium Palmate the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 38009
  • INCI Name: SODIUM PALMATE
  • EC #:  263-162-3
  • All Functions: Cleansing, Emulsifying, Surfactant, Viscosity Controlling
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.