Ingredient
Sodium Palmitate
Mid risk
FunctionSoap Base
What it is — Sodium Palmitate is a fatty-acid soap salt made from palmitic acid, used as a soap base.
What it does — It contributes cleansing and lather in bar and cream cleansers, removing surface oil and residue.
Typical use — Common in soap bars and cream cleansers.
Who it suits / good to know — Like other soap bases it cleanses well but can feel drying on dry or sensitive skin; follow with moisturizer as needed.
Safety — DHALIORA grades it mid risk. This is general information, not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.
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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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