Official EU label nameGlossary entry 6007

CETYL 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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Resolved substance identity

CAS:540-10-3

EC:208-736-6

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CETYL PALMITATE

Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE, SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Hexadecyl hexadecanoate

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CETYL PALMITATE

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 540-10-3

CAS 540-10-3PubChem CID 10889

Cetyl Palmitate

Palmityl palmitate is a palmitate ester resulting from the formal condensation of palmitic acid with palmityl alcohol. It is used as a thickener and emollient in cosmetics. It has a role as a metabolite. It is functionally related to a hexadecan-1-ol. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: hexadecyl hexadecanoate

Molecular formula: C32H64O2
Molecular weight: 480.8 g/mol
Exact mass: 480.49063128 Da
XLogP3: 15.2
Topological polar surface area: 26.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Palmityl palmitateHexadecanoic acid, hexadecyl estern-Hexadecyl hexadecanoatePALMITIC ACID, HEXADECYL ESTER5ZA2S6B08XCHEBI:75584WE(16:0/16:0)RefChem:918287

16 more reported names

208-736-6Hexadecyl palmitateCetinhexadecanyl hexadecanoateHexadecanoic acid hexadecyl esterStandamul 1616palmitic acid, cetyl esterC32H64O2UNII-5ZA2S6B08XCetyl palmitate [NF]CETYL PALMITATE [MI]Palmatic acid n-hexadecyl esterCETYL PALMITATE [USP-RS]CS-W011523Cetyl palmitate (NF)Palmitic Acid Hexadecyl Ester

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:75584
ChEMBL:CHEMBL2106073
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5047114
PubMed:22797534
PubMed:22659127
PubMed:22523983
PubMed:22479626
PubMed:22465548
PubMed:22363853
PubMed:22327243
PubMed:22245538
PubMed:22244589
PubMed:22238508
PubMed:22227603
PubMed:22175030

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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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