Sodium Behenate
AKA “Sodium docosanoate, 5331-77-1, Docosanoic acid, sodium salt, Behenic acid, H4W8BMK72F, DTXSID0063785, NSC-2325, RefChem:183791, DTXCID6041397”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Sodium behenate
AKA: Sodium docosanoate, 5331-77-1, Docosanoic acid, Sodium salt, Behenic acid, H4W8BMK72F, DTXSID0063785, NSC-2325, RefChem:183791, DTXCID6041397
Ingredient · Cleansing · EWG: 1
Synthetic
Cleanser
Clean
The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use andconcentration described in the safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing, which may be basedon a QRA...Sodium Behenate...
Formula
C22H43NaO2
Mol. Weight
362.60
CAS #
5331-77-1
Form
Liquid
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Functions
Cleansing
Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.
Removes Impurities
Traditional Use
Behenic acid derives from sources like rapeseed oil; used historically in soap-making and traditional beauty preparations. The sodium salt form was developed as a modern emollient and thickening agent in skincare and cosmetics.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Effects of Sodium Salts of Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives on Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium.
Akinbote OE, Verana G, Dandekar AA, Tijani AO, Mishra D et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2023
Effects of Sodium Salts of Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives on Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium.
Akinbote OE, Verana G, Dandekar AA, Tijani AO, Mishra D et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2023
Effect of the ratio between behenyl alcohol and behenic acid on the oleogel properties.
Callau M, Sow-Kébé K, Nicolas-Morgantini L, Fameau AL
Journal of colloid and interface science, 2020
Effect of the ratio between behenyl alcohol and behenic acid on the oleogel properties.
Callau M, Sow-Kébé K, Nicolas-Morgantini L, Fameau AL
Journal of colloid and interface science, 2020
Behenic Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sodium Behenate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Behenic Acid
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sodium Behenate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
SODIUM SALT
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Inhibitory Effect of Moringa oleifera Seed Extract and Its Behenic Acid Component on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation.
Kim S, Kim TJ
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
Inhibitory Effect of Moringa oleifera Seed Extract and Its Behenic Acid Component on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm Formation.
Kim S, Kim TJ
Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
Verified Jun 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR