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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 26886

SODIUM 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.

Global evidence snapshot

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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Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:408-35-5
EC:206-988-1
Ingredient index records:
SODIUM PALMITATE
Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Sodium palmitate

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SODIUM PALMITATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 408-35-5
CAS 408-35-5PubChem CID 2735111

Sodium Palmitate

Aluminum palmitate is a chemical compound of aluminum. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust and is always found combined with other elements such as oxygen, silicon, and fluorine. (L739, L740) — Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)

IUPAC name
sodium hexadecanoate
Molecular formula
C16H31NaO2
Molecular weight
278.41 g/mol
Exact mass
278.22217451 Da
Topological polar surface area
40.1 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Palmitic acid sodium saltHexadecanoic acid, sodium saltPalmitic acid, sodium saltSodium pentadecanecarboxylateC-LUBE 16JQ43KP6296Hexadecanoic acid, sodium salt (1:1)Palmitate, Sodium
16 more reported names
RefChem:184052206-988-1sodium;hexadecanoatePalmitic acid (sodium)sodiumpalmitateUNII-JQ43KP6296Hexadecanoic acid sodium saltAS-81680CS-0169045E-470(I)PALMITIC ACID, SODIUM SALTPalmitic acid sodiumHSDB 759EINECS 206-988-1Hexadecanoic acid, sodiuC16H31NaO2SODIUM PALMITATE [HSDB]
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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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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortalUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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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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