SODIUM PEANUTATE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 26902
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
SODIUM PEANUTATE: Allowed with restrictions (Annex III, entry 306), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Cleansing: helps to keep the body surface clean.
Emulsifying (surfactant): promotes the formation of intimate mixtures of non-miscible liquids by altering the interfacial tension.
Cleansing (surfactant): helps to keep the body surface clean.
Viscosity controlling: increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetics.
What the rules say
Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets conditions of use. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
- Entry
- Annex III, No 306
- Substance
- Peanut oil, extracts and derivatives
- Glossary names
- ARACHIS HYPOGAEA OIL; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA SEEDCOAT EXTRACT; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA FLOUR; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA FRUIT EXTRACT; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA SPROUT EXTRACT; HYDROGENATED PEANUT OIL; PEANUT ACID; PEANUT GLYCERIDES; PEANUT OIL PEG-6 ESTERS; PEANUTAMIDE MEA; PEANUTAMIDE MIPA; POTASSIUM PEANUTATE; SODIUM PEANUTAMPHOACETATE; SODIUM PEANUTATE; SULFATED PEANUT OIL
- CAS
- 8002-03-7; 68425-36-5; 91051-35-3; 91744-77-3; 68440-49-3; 93572-05-5; 61789-56-8; 61789-57-9; 73138-79-1
- EC
- 232-296-4; 270-350-9; 293-087-1; 294-643-6; -; 297-433-2; 263-069-8; 263-070-3; 277-298-6
- Other conditions
- Maximum concentration of peanut proteins: 0,5 ppm (22 )
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 25 December 2017
- Placing on the market from 25 September 2018
From 25 September 2018 cosmetic products containing hydrolyzed wheat proteins and not complying with that restriction shall not be placed on the Union market
- Making available from 25 December 2018
From 25 December 2018 cosmetic products containing hydrolyzed wheat proteins and not complying with that restriction shall not be made available on the Union market
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 79984
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 61789-57-9
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 263-070-3
- Declared functions
- Cleansing, Surfactant: emulsifying, Surfactant: cleansing, Viscosity controlling
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
South Korea
- Restricted: 땅콩오일, 추출물 및 유도체 (SODIUM PEANUTATE)
별표 2, 기타 (other substances with limits), entry 8, page 27-28. Conditions (source text, in Korean): 비고: 원료 중 땅콩단백질의 최대 농도는 0.5ppm을 초과하지 않아야 함 | 화학물질명: Arachis hypogaea fruit extract /Arachis hypogaea oil /Arachis hypogaea flour /Arachis hypogaea seedcoat extract (CAS No. 8002-03-7) | 화학물질명: Hydrogenated peanut oil (CAS No. 68425-36-5) | 화학물질명: Peanut acid (CAS No. 91051-35-3) | 화학물질명: Peanut glycerides (CAS No. 91744-77-3) | 화학물질명: Peanut oil peg-6 esters (CAS No. 68440-49-3) | 화학물질명: Peanutamide MEA (CAS No. 93572-05-5) | 화학물질명: Potassiumpeanutate (CAS No. 61789-56-8) | 화학물질명: Sodium peanutate (CAS No. 61789-57-9) | 화학물질명: Sulfated peanut oil (CAS No. 73138-79-1)
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.