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Hydrogenated Palm Acid
Hydrogenated Palm Acid
Hydrogenated fatty acids from palm oil, used to make a product look opaque rather than clear.
What it does
It’s the mix of fatty acids from palm oil, hydrogenated to make it firmer and more stable. The EU lists it as an opacifier: it makes a product look less see-through.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2017) judged 244 plant oil ingredients safe as used, focusing on effects on skin. Besides oils, the group takes in fatty acids from the oils and their salts. Their list names linseed acid, hydrogenated palm acid and sodium rapeseedate; the last two weren’t in use then. They asked makers to limit pesticide residues and heavy metals.Burnett 2017 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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