Sodium Laurate/Linoleate/Oleate/Palmitate
AKA “Soap, Mixed Vegetable Oil Soaps”
Emollient
Ingredient Facts
Sodium laurate/linoleate/oleate/palmitate
AKA: Soap, Mixed Vegetable Oil Soaps
Emollient · Emollient · EWG: 4
Synthetic
Emollient
Skin Conditioner
Barrier Support
Plant Oil
Not Clean
Sodium Laurate/Linoleate/Oleate/Palmitate is the sodium salt of a mixture of lauric, linoleic, oleic and palmitic acids.
Form
Liquid
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Functions
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Emollient
Fills in the tiny cracks between skin cells to make everything feel smooth and soft. The "silky finish" ingredient.
Skin Protecting
Helps rebuild and strengthen your skin barrier — the invisible shield that keeps moisture in and irritants out. Essential after over-exfoliating or harsh weather.
Nourishes & Protects
Locks In Moisture
Traditional Use
A synthetic blend of naturally derived fatty acid salts from oils (coconut, linseed, olive, and palm). Developed in the 20th century to combine traditional plant-based cleansing and conditioning properties in a single ingredient.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
quillaja saponaria (soapbark) bark extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sodium Laurate/Linoleate/Oleate/Palmitate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
quillaja saponaria (soapbark) bark extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Occupational contact dermatitis caused by sodium cocoamphopropionate in a liquid soap used in fast-food restaurants.
Hagvall L, Bråred-Christensson J, Inerot A
Contact dermatitis, 2014
Natural soap is clinically effective and less toxic and more biodegradable in aquatic organisms and human skin cells than synthetic detergents.
Kanyama T, Masunaga A, Kawahara T, Morita H, Akita S
PloS one, 2025
Natural soap is clinically effective and less toxic and more biodegradable in aquatic organisms and human skin cells than synthetic detergents.
Kanyama T, Masunaga A, Kawahara T, Morita H, Akita S
PloS one, 2025
Occupational immediate type allergy to soapnut and quillaja bark.
Merget R, Raulf M, Sander I
Allergologie select, 2021
Clinical Evaluation of a Soap-Free Cleansing Lotion Containing Sodium Cocoyl Apple Amino Acids for Effective Impurity Removal and Skin Barrier Preserv
Patel M, Khatri A, Khatri R, Sreevallabhan S, Jose S et al.
Cureus, 2025
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR