INCI names / Lard
Lard INCI name
The INCI name for lard is Lard in a lotion or balm, and Sodium Lardate in cold-process soap, where the oil reacts with lye and the oil itself is no longer in the finished bar.
| In lotions, balms and other cosmetics | Lard |
|---|---|
| In cold-process soap (sodium hydroxide) | Sodium Lardate |
| In liquid soap (potassium hydroxide) | No potassium salt name exists in the glossary, so the tools list a potassium recipe with this oil as added: each oil by its own name, then Potassium Hydroxide. |
| Superfat share in soap (unreacted) | Lard |
| On a US label | Lard; in soap, Sodium Lardate (no FDA registry record; printed as the EU name) |
| In Great Britain and Northern Ireland | The same names as the EU. Northern Ireland uses the EU glossary cited below; Great Britain still uses the glossary it kept from the EU, where the same names have other entry numbers. |
| Also entered as | pork lard |
Glossary citation: Sodium Lardate #26709; Lard #14873 (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 on EUR-Lex).
In the soap or skincare tool, put it on its own line with its weight, for example "lard, 30", and the tool prints the right name for the product type and the region you choose.
Transcribed from the EU glossary of common ingredient names (Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175) and checked against it; the US names are the ones FDA's substance registry (GSRS) records. A labelling reference, not safety advice.