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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 24153

RETINYL PALMITATE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved identifiers
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Resolved substance identity

CAS:79-81-2
EC:201-228-5
Ingredient index records:
RETINYL PALMITATE
Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS

Retinol, hexadecanoate

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RETINYL PALMITATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name RETINYL PALMITATE.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 79-81-2
CAS 79-81-2PubChem CID 5280531

Retinol Palmitate

All-trans-retinyl palmitate is an all-trans-retinyl ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of palmitic (hexadecanoic acid) with the hydroxy group of all-trans-retinol. It is used in cosmetic products to treat various skin disorders such as acne, skin aging, wrinkles, dark spots, and also protect against psoriasis. It has a role as an antioxidant, a human xenobiotic metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a retinyl palmitate and an all-trans-retinyl ester. It is functionally related to an all-trans-retinol. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
[(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] hexadecanoate
Molecular formula
C36H60O2
Molecular weight
524.9 g/mol
Exact mass
524.45933115 Da
XLogP3
13.6
Topological polar surface area
26.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

retinyl palmitateVITAMIN A PALMITATERetinol, hexadecanoateall-trans-Retinyl palmitateArovitOptovit-ARetinyl hexadecanoateVitamin A Solubilized
16 more reported names
1D1K0N0VVCNSC-758478Retinol, palmitate, all-transAll-(e)-retinol palmitateCHEBI:17616Vitamin a palmitate (solubilized)Retinol Hexadecanoate((2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl) hexadecanoate(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-Dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-1-en-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-yl palmitatepalmitate-1-14cRetinol-15-3HRefChem:56213Retinyl-10,11-14C2CHEBI:15040201-228-5Afaxin
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External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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