Did you know there are over 200 names for palm oil derivatives?
Once commodities just like palm oil disperse into the supply chain, the pathways to the final product are often complex and opaque. From the plantation to the super market shelf there could be multiple complex stages of production to the original palm kernel or palmoil that results in the ingredient not necessarily having to be listed as ‘palm oil’.
Scroll down to see the list of alternative names
Please note:
*This list is not exhaustive. Ingredient names could be different and listed as common names or INCI names.
* This list is a potential names list, some of the names listed on this page may also be derived from other oils. Further checks with ingredient manufacturers is required to ensure that ingredients on a product is NOT derived from palm oil.
A
Aluminium myristate
Aluminium palmitate
Aluminium stearate
Aluminium, calcium, sodium, magnesium salts of fatty acids (470/E470a; E470b)
Aluminum dimyristate
Aluminum Isostearates
Ammonium laureth sulphate
Ammonium lauryl sulphate
Anionic & Non Anionic Surfactants
Arachamide mea
Ascorbyl palmitate
Ascorbyl palmitate (304)
Ascorbyl stearate
Azelaic acid
B
Behenic acid 85% (C22)
Behentrimonium methosulphate
beta Carotene
Biodiesal
Brassica Alcohol
BTMS
Butyl myristate
Butyl stearate
Butyl Stearate IPM (Isopropyl Myristate)
C
C16
C17
C18
CAB
Calcium myristate
Calcium oleyl lactylate
Calcium stearate
Calcium stearoyl lactylate (482/E482)
CAPB
CAPB-KG30
CAPB-KG45
Capric Acid (C10)
Capric triglyceride
Capryl Glucoside
Caprylamine
Caprylic acid
Caprylic acid (C8))
Caprylic triglyceride
Caprylic/capric acid (C810)
Caprylic-capric triglycerides or Fractioned Coconut
Caprylic-capric-stearic triglyceride
Capryloyl glycine
Caprylyl glycol
Caprylyl/Capryl Glucoside
Carboxylic acid
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) (can come from PKC cellulose)
CDE
CDE K85
CDE K90
CDE-K90
Ceteareth (2-100)
ceteareth-20
Cetearyl alcohol
Cetearyl ethylhexanote
Cetearyl glucoside
Cetearyl isononanoate
Cetearyl olivate
Ceteth-20
Ceteth-24
Cetostearyl alcohol
Cetyl acetate
Cetyl alcohol
Cetyl ethylhexanoate
Cetyl hydroxyethylcellulose
Cetyl lactate
Cetyl myristate
Cetyl octanoate
Cetyl palmitate
Cetyl ricinoleate
Cetyl/stearyl ether
Cetyl-PG Hydroxyethyl Palmitamide
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB)
Cetyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTAC)
Citris seed extract
CMEA
CME-K85
CME-K95
Cocamidopropyl betaine
Coco – Caprylate
Coco – DEA
Coco – Glucoside
Coco – polyglucose
Coco Alkyl Betaine
Coco glucoside
Coco MEA
Cocoa butter equivalent (CBE)
Cocoa butter substitute (CBS)
Cocoamidopropyl Amine Oxide
Cocobetaine
Cocodiethanolamide
Cocomide – DEA
cocomide – MEA
Cocomidopropyl – Betaine
Cocomonoethanolamide
Coconut Fatty Acid
Cocoyl Methyl Glucamide
Cocoyl sarcosine
CTAB
CTAC
D
Decal – Glucosde
Decyl glucoside
Decyl Myristate
Decyl oleate
Dehydroacetic Acid
Diacetyltartaric and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472e/E472e)
Dicaprylyl Ether
dicocoyl ethyl hydroxyethylmonium methosulfate
Dicocoyl Pentaerythrityl Distearyl Citrate
Dilinoleic acid
Disodium laureth sulfosuccinate
Distilled Fatty Acids
Distilled Monoglyceride Palm
Distilled Palm Kernel (DPK)
E
EBS Beads
EBS SF
EBS SP
Elaeis guineensis oil
Emulsifier 422
Emulsifier 430
Emulsifier 431
Emulsifier 432
Emulsifier 433
Emulsifier 434
Emulsifier 436
Emulsifier 470
Emulsifier 470a
Emulsifier 470b
Emulsifier 471
Emulsifier 471a
Emulsifier 471b
Emulsifier 471c
Emulsifier 471d
Emulsifier 472e
Emulsifier 473
Emulsifier 474
Emulsifier 475
Emulsifier 476
Emulsifier 477
Emulsifier 478
Emulsifier 481
Emulsifier 482
Emulsifier 483
Emulsifier 484
Emulsifier 485
Emulsifier 493
Emulsifier 494
Emulsifier 495
Emulsifying Vegetable Wax
Emulsifying wax
Epoxidized palm oil (uv cured coatings)
Ethoxylated lauryl alcohol
Ethoxylated monoglycerides
Ethoxylated palm oil
Ethoxylated Sorbitan Mono-stearate (STS)
Ethoxylated Sorbitan monostearate (SMS)
Ethoxylated glycerol monooleate
Ethyhexyl hydroxystearate
Ethyhexylglycerin
Ethyl lauroyl arginate (243)
Ethyl Macadimiate
Ethylene glycol diesters
Ethylene glycol esters
Ethylene glycol monostearate
Ethylene glycol monoesters
Ethylhexyl hydroxystearate
Ethylhexyl myristate
Ethylhexyl palminate
Ethylhexyl palmitate
Ethylhexyl stearate
Ethylhexylglycerin
F
Fatty Acid Diethanolamides
Fatty Acid Monoethanolamides
Fatty Acids
Fatty Alcohol Alkoxylate
Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate
Fatty alcohol sulphates
Fatty isethionate
Fractionated Palm Methyl Esters
Fragrances
Frankincense resin
G
Glycer5290 / Refined Glycerin
Glycerin
Glycerin or glycerol (442)
Glycerine
Glycerol di-myristate
Glycerol Monolaurate
Glycerol Monostearate
Glyceryl cocoate
Glyceryl distearate
Glyceryl esters
Glyceryl laurate
Glyceryl monococoate
Glyceryl monostearate
Glyceryl myristate
Glyceryl oleate
Glyceryl polymethacrylate
Glyceryl rosinate
Glyceryl stearate
Glyceryl Stearate Citrate
Glyceryl stearate SE
Glyceryl tripalmitate
Glycol distearate
Glycol stearate
Grapefruit seed extract
Guineesis (palm)
H
Hexyl laurate
Hexyldecanol
Humectant 422
Hydrogenated palm glycerides
Hydrolyised Wheat Protein
Hydrolysed jojoba protein
Hydroxy ethyl cellulose
I
IPO (Isopropyl Oleate)
Isoamyl laurate
Isobutyl myristate
Isocetyl alcohol
Isocetyl myristate
Isodecyl oleate
Isopropyl Acetate
Isopropyl esters
Isopropyl isostearate
Isopropyl myristate
Isopropyl palmitate
Isopropyl titanium triisostearate
Isostearamide DEA
Isostearate DEA
Isostearic acid
Isostearyl alcohol
Isostearyl isostearate
Isostearyl myristate
Isostearyl neopentanoate
Isotridecyl myristate
L
Lactic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472b/E472b)
Lactylated Monoglycerides
Lauramide DEA
Lauramide MEA
Lauramine oxide
Laurel myristate
Laureth
Laureth-1
Laureth-10
Laureth-11
Laureth-12
Laureth-13
Laureth-14
Laureth-15
Laureth-16
Laureth-2
Laureth-20
Laureth-21
Laureth-25
Laureth-3
Laureth-30
Laureth-38
Laureth-40
Laureth-5
Laureth-50
Laureth-6
Laureth-7
Laureth-8
Laureth-9
Lauric acid
Lauric Acid (C12)
Lauroyl sarcosine
Lauryl Alcohol Ethoxylates (2, 3 & 4 Mole)
Lauryl betaine
Lauryl dimonium hydrolysed collagen
Lauryl Glucoside
Lauryl lactate
Lauryl pyrrolidone
Lauryl sarcosine
Lecithin
Lecithin isopropyl palm oil
Linoleic acid
M
Magnesium myristate
Magnesium stearate
Metallic stearates
Methyl laurate (1214)
Methyl laurate stearate (1218)
Methyl myristate
Methyl oleate (1898)
Methyl palmitate-stearate – DPK
Methyl palmitate-stearate (1618)
Mixed tartaric, acetic and fatty acid esters of glycerol (472f/E472f)
Mono glycerides of fatty acids
Mono-and-di-glycerides of fatty acids (471/E471)
Monoglyceride citrate
Monopalmitate
Myreth 3 myristate
Myristate
Myristic acid
Myristic Acid (C14))
Myristic Cetrimonium Chloride Acid
Myristoyl
Myristoyl Sarcosinate
Myristoyl Sarcosine
Myristyl alcohol
Myristyl myristate
n- Butyl esters
Natural Flavourings
n-Octane-1,2-diol
N-stearoyl phytosphingosine
N-stearoyl sphinganine
O
Octan-1,2-diol
Octandiol
Octyl palmitate
Octyl stearate
Octyldodecyl myristate
Octyldodecyl stearoyl stearate
Oleamide MIPA
Oleic acid
Oleic Acid FGK
Oleoyl sarcsine
Oleyl betaine
Oleyl myristate
Olive – emulse
Olivem 1000
Olivoil Emulsifier and Olivoil Surfactan
Oliv-wax LQC
P
Palm fruit oil
Palm Kernel Acid
Palm kernel cake
Palm Kernel Diethanolamide
Palm Kernel Fatty Acid
Palm Kernel Monoethanolamide
Palm kernel oil
Palm Methyl Ester
Palm Methyl Esters
Palm oil
Palm oleic acid
Palm olein
Palm stearine
Palm Sterine (PS)
Palmate
PALMESTER fatty esters
Palmfonate
Palmitamidopropyl betaine
Palmitamidopropyltrimonium chloride
Palmitate
Palmitic acid
Palmitic Acid (C16)
Palmitoleic acid
Palmitoyl acid
Palmitoyl alcohol
Palmitoyl myristyl serinate
Palmitoyl oligopeptide
Palmitoyl oxostearamide
Palmitoyl tetrapeptide-3
Palmosalt
Panthenol
Parfum
PBS Base
PEG – 7
PEG-100 stearate
PEG-12 Carnauba
PEG-15 stearyl ether
PEG-150 distearate
PEG-2 cetyl/stearyl ether
PEG-2 oleamine
PEG-20 stearate
PEG-4 laurate
PEG-40 stearate
PEG-8 distearate
PEG-8 stearate
PEG-80 sorbitan laurate
Pentaerythritol tetra caprai/caprylate
Pentaerythrityl tetracaprylate/tetracaprate
Pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate
Peptide complex
PG dicaprylate/caprate
Phenoxyethanol
PK DEA
PK MEA
PK oleic acid
Planta-Cleanse
Plantserv C
PME 1214 (Methyl Laurate Myristate)
PME 1218 (Methyl Laurate Stearate)
PME 1298 (Methyl Laurate) PME 1618
PME 1618 (Methyl Palmitate Oleate)
PME 1698 (Methyl Palmitate)
PME 1898 (Methyl Oleate – PK)
POFA (palm oil fuel ash)
Polyethylene (40) stearate (431)
Polyethylene glycol
polyglhcerol 3
Polyglycerate-60
Polyglycerol esters of fatty acids (475/E475)
Polyglycerol esters of interesterified ricinoleic acid (476/E476)
Polyglycerol-2 oleyl ether
Polyglyceryl-3 dilisostearate
Polyglyceryl-4 isostearate
Polyglyceryl-4 laurate
Polyglyceryl-4 oleyl ether
Polyoxyethylene Glycol (PEG-7)
Polyoxyethylene
Polyquaternium 7
Polysorbate 60 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monostearate (435/E435)
Polysorbate 65 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan tristearate (436/E436)
Polysorbate 80 or polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monoolate (433/E433)
Polysorbate-20
Polysorbate-40
Polysorbate-60
Polysorbate-65
Polysorbate-80
Polysorbate-85
POME palm oil mill effluent
Potassium Cetyl Phosphate
Potassium Cocoate
Potassium myristate
Potassium Oleate & Olivate
Potassium Palmitate
Potassium stearate
PPG-15 stearate ether
PPG-4 Laureth-5
Propylene glycol
Propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (477/E477)
Propylene glycol laurate
Propylene glycol monoester
Propylene glycol myristate
Propylene glycol stearate
R
Red Palm Oil
Retinyl palmitate
Rubber Grade Stearic Acid
S
Salicylic acid
Saponified elaeis guineensis
Saponified Oils
Sclerotium Gum
Shea butter (extended)
Sleareth
SLES
SLS
Sodium cetearyl sulphate
Sodium coccoate
Sodium Coco Sulphate
Sodium Cocoa Butterate
Sodium Cocoate
Sodium cocoyl glutamate
sodium cocoyl glycinate
Sodium cocoyl isethionate
Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NaDS)
Sodium Hempate
Sodium Hyaluronate (Hyaluronic acid)
Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylaye
Sodium lactylate
Sodium laurate
Sodium laurel
Sodium laureth sulfate
Sodium laureth-13 carboxylate
Sodium lauroamphoacetate
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcocinate
Sodium lauroyl glutamate
Sodium lauroyl lactylate
Sodium Lauroyl Methyl Isethionate
Sodium lauroyl sarcosinate
Sodium lauryl
Sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES)
Sodium lauryl sulfate
Sodium lauryl sulfoacetate
Sodium lauryl sulphate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Sodium myristate
sodium oleyl lactylate
Sodium palm kernelate
Sodium palm kerneloyl isethionate
Sodium palmate
Sodium palmitate
Sodium Shea Butterate
Sodium stearate
Sodium stearoyl fumarate
Sodium Stearoyl glutamate
Sodium stearoyl lactylate
sodium stearoyl lactylate (481/E481)
solubiliser
Solubiliser PS20
Sorbic Acid
Sorbitan Caprylate
Sorbitan Cocoate
Sorbitan diisostearate
Sorbitan Distearate
Sorbitan ester
Sorbitan isotearate
Sorbitan laurate
Sorbitan monoglyceride
Sorbitan monolaurate
Sorbitan monostearate (491)
sorbitan olivate
Sorbitan olivate and cetearyl olivate
Sorbitan palmitate
Sorbitan sesquioleate
sorbitan stearate
Sorbitan triglyceride
Sorbitan trioleate
Sorbitan tristearate
Sorbitan tristearate (492)
Sorbitan monopalmitate
Stearalkonium chloride
Stearalkonium hectorite
Stearamide MEA
Stearamidopropyl dimethylamine
Stearamine Oxide
Steareth – 10
Steareth – 100
Steareth – 11
Steareth – 13
Steareth – 14
Steareth – 15
Steareth – 16
Steareth – 2
Steareth – 20
Steareth – 21
Steareth – 25
Steareth – 27
Steareth – 30
Steareth – 40
Steareth – 50
Steareth – 7
Stearic Acid (C18)& (570)
Stearic acid (vegetable oil)
Stearic Acid 50 NF Powder
Stearic Acid 55% 65%, 70%, 90%
Stearic acid or fatty acid (570)
Stearic hydrazide
Stearone
Stearoxytrimethylsilane
Stearoyl lactic acid
Stearoyl sarcosine
Steartrimonium chloride
Stearyl acetate
Stearyl alcohol
Stearyl alcohol NF
Stearyl caprylate
Stearyl citrate
Stearyl dimethicone
Stearyl glycyrrhetinate
Stearyl heptanoate
Stearyl Octanoate
Stearyl Stearate
Stearyl tartarate
Stearyldimethyl amine
Stearyltrimethylammonium Chloride
Stockholm Tar
Succinylated monoglycerides
Sucrose cocoate
sucrose distearate
Sucrose esters of fatty acids (473/E473)
sucrose oleate
Sucrose stearate
sucrose tristearate
Sulphonated Methyl Esters
Synthetic beeswax
T
Taxanomic
TEA-lauryl sulphate
TEA-stearate
Temest 2 EHC (Ethylhexyl Cocoate)
Temest 2 EHP (Ethylhexyl Palmitate)
Temest 2 EHS (Ethylhexyl Stearate)
Temest 810 (Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride)
Temest 99 (Isononyl Isononanonate)
Temest ALB (C12 15 Alkyl Benzoate)
Temest CTE (Cetearyl Ethylhexanoate)
Temest CTN (Cetearyl Isononanoate)
Temest DO (Decyl Oleate)
Tetradecylocadecyl myristate
Tetrasodium glutamate diacetate
Tetrasodium Glutamate Diacetate
Tocopherol
Tocopheryl linoleate
Triacetin
Triacetin (1518)
Tribehenin
Tricaprylin
Tridecyl myristate
Triethanolamine
Triisopropanolamine
Triple Pressed Stearic Acid
Tristearin
V
Veg Emuls
Vegetable Emulsifier
Vegetable glycerine
Vegetable gum (466)
vegetable mono diglycerides
vegetable oil
Vit A
Vitamin E
Y
YEAST WITH 491
YEAST POWDER with 491
Z
Zinc myristate
Zinc stearate
α-hydroxy-N-stearoylphytosphingosine
