Bookmark this handy 'little' list so you can quickly check for alternative palm oil ingredient names on products. If they’re on the list and without product certification marks, they probably don't want you to find out they're using palm oil… wonder why?

You know what to do if you see one of these products mentioned, don't you? 😉  

Acetic and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472a/E472a)
Aluminium Stearate
Aluminium, Calcium, Sodium, Magnesium Salts Of Fatty Acids (470/E470a; E470b)
Ammonium Laureth Sulphate
Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate
Arachamide Mea
Ascorbyl Palmitate
Ascorbyl Palmitate (304)
Azelaic Acid
Butyl Stearate
Calcium Lactylate
Calcium Oleyl Lactylate
Calcium Stearate
Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate (482/E482)
Capric Triglyceride
Caprylic Acid
Caprylic Triglyceride
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Caprylic/Capric/Stearic Triglyceride
Capryloyl Glycine
Caprylyl Glycol
Ceteareth (2-100)
Cetearyl Alcohol
Cetearyl Ethylhexanote
Butter Substitute (Cbs)
Cetearyl Glucoside
Cetearyl Isononanoate
Ceteth-20
Ceteth-24
Cetyl Acetate
Cetyl Alcohol
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate
Cetyl Hydroxyethylcellulose
Cetyl Lactate
Cetyl Octanoate
Cetyl Palmitate
Cetyl Ricinoleate
Citric And Fatty Acid Esters Of Glycerol (472c/E472c)
Cocoa Butter Equivalent (Cbe)
Cocoa
Decyl Oleate
Diacetyltartaric and Fatty Acid Esters of Glycerol (472e/E472e)
Dilinoleic Acid
Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate
Distilled Monoglyceride Palm
Elaeis Guineensis Oil
Emulsier 422, 430-36, 470-8, 481-483, 493-5
Epoxidized Palm Oil (Uv Cured Coatings)
Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate (243)
Ethylene Glycol Monostearate
Ethylhexyl Hydroxystearate
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Ethylhexyl Stearate
Ethylhexylglycerin
Fatty Alcohol Sulphates
Glycerin
Glycerin Or Glycerol (442)
Glyceryl Distearate
Glyceryl Laurate
Glyceryl Monostearate
Glyceryl Myristate
Glyceryl Oleate
Glyceryl Polymethacrylate
Glyceryl Stearate
Glyceryl Stearate Se
Glycol Distearate
Glycol Stearate
Guineesis (Palm)
Hexadecylic
Hexyl Laurate
Hexyldecanol
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides
Isopropyl Isostearate
Isopropyl Palmitate
Isopropyl Titanium Triisostearate
Isostearamide Dea
Isostearate Dea
Isostearic Acid
Isostearic Acid
Isostearyl Alcohol
Lactic And Fatty Acid Easters Of Glycerol (472b/E472b)
Lauramide Dea
Lauramide Mea
Lauramine Oxide
Laureth
Lauric Acid Lauroyl Sarcosine
Lauryl Betaine
Lauryl Lactate
Lauryl Glucoside (From Palm)
Lauryl Pyrrolidone
Linoleic Acid
Magnesium Myristate
Magnesium Stearate
Mixed Tartaric, Acetic And Fatty Acid Esters Of Glycerol (472f/E472f )
Mono-And- Di-Glycerides Of Fatty Acids (471/E471)
Myristate
Myristic Acid
Myristic Cetrimonium Chloride Acid
Myristoyl
Myristyl Alcohol
Myristyl Myristate
Medium Chain Triglycerides (Mcts)
Octyl Palmitate
Octyl Stearate
Octyldodecyl Myristate
Octyldodecyl Stearoyl Stearate
Oleamide Mipa
Oleic Acid
Oleyl Betaine
Palm Fruit Oil
Palm Kernel Oil
Palm Oil
Palm Olein
Palm Stearine
Palmate
Palmitate
Palmitic Acid
Palmitamidopropyltrimonium Chloride
Palmitoyl Myristyl Serinate
Palmitoyl Oxostearamide
Palmitoyl Oligopeptide
Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3
Peg-100 Stearate
Palmityl Alcohol
Retinyl Palmitate
Red Palm Oil
Saponified Elaeis Guineensis
Saturated Fatty Acid
Sleareth
Sles
Sls
Sodium Alkyl Sulfate
Sodium Cetearyl Sulphate
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate
Sodium Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate (SDS or NADS)
Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylaye
Sodium Lactylate; Sodium Oleyl Lactylate; Sodium
Stearoyl Lactylate
Sodium Laurate
Sodium Laurel
Sodium Laureth Sulfate
Sodium Laureth 1 Sulphate
Sodium Laureth 2 Sulphate
Sodium Laureth 3 Sulphate
Sodium Laureth-13 Carboxylate
Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
Sodium Lauryl
Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate
Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate
Sodium Lauryl Lactylate/Sulphate
Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate
Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate
Sodium Myristate
Sodium Palm Kernelate
Sodium Plam Kerneloyl Isethionate
Sodium Plamate
Sodium Plamitate
Sodium Polyartlsulfonate
Sodium Stearate
Sodium Stearoyl Fumarate
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
Sodium Trideceth Sulphate
Solubiliser Ps20
Sorbitan Caprylate
Sorbitan Cocoate
Sorbitan Diisostearate
Sorbitan Distearate
Sorbitan Ester
Sorbitan Isotearate
Sorbitan Laurate
Sorbitan Monoglyceride
Sorbitan Monolaurate
Sorbitan Monopalmitate
Sorbitan Monostearate (491)
Sorbitan Oleate
Sorbitan Olivate
Sorbitan Palmitate
Sorbitan Sesquioleate
Sorbitan Trioleate
Sorbitan Tristearate
Sorbitan Tristearate (492)
Sorbitan Triglyceride
Stearalkonium Chloride
Stearalkonium Hectorite
Stearamide Mea
Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine
Steareth-2
Steareth-7
Steareth-10
Steareth-20
Steareth-21
Stearic Acid
Stearic Acid Or Fatty Acid (570)
Stearoyl Sarcosine
Stearyl Alcohol
Stearyl Dimethicone
Stearyl Heptanoate
Stearyl Tartarate
Stearyltrimetylammonium Chloride
Stearoyl Lactic Acid
Stearoyl Sarcosine
Steartrimonium Chloride
Succinylated Monoglycerides
Sucrose Esters of Fatty Acids
Sucrose Stearate
Sucroseesters of Fatty Acids
Sulphonated Methyl Esters
Surfactant CCG
Taxanomic
Tea-Lauryl Sulphate
Tea-Stearate
Tetradecyloctadecyl Myristate
TMP Esters
Tocotrienols (Vitamin E)
Tocopherols (Vitamin E)
Tocopheryl Linoleat
Triacetin
Triacetin (1518)
Tribehenin
Tricaprylin
Tridecyl Myristate
Tristearin
Veg-Emulse
Vegetable Emulsifier
Vegetable Glycerin
Vegetable Oil
Vitamin A Palmitate
Yeast With 491
Yeast Powder with 491
Zinc Idne Laureth
Zinc Myristate
Zinc Stearate

I hope you've memorised the list, we'll be asking questions later🧐!

But remember, sustainably-sourced palm oil is OK, so check for certification marks!

Source: Orangutan Alliance