BUTYL PALMITATE
Butyl Palmitate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
BUTYL PALMITATE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
Butyl palmitate
Butyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by formal condensation of the carboxy group of hexadecanoic acid with the hydroxy group of butanol. It has a role as an insect repellent, an animal metabolite and a plant metabolite. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- butyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C20H40O2
- Molecular weight
- 312.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 312.302830514 Da
- XLogP3
- 8.7
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:132549
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID3059395
- PubMed:22904666
- PubMed:21170321
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 99175
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for BUTYL PALMITATE
INCI name
BUTYL PALMITATE
Description
Butyl Palmitate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-99175
- Imported identity
- BUTYL PALMITATE
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for BUTYL PALMITATE
Key data
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How BUTYL PALMITATE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists BUTYL PALMITATE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
BUTYL PALMITATE is also tagged with 1 cosmetic function in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for BUTYL PALMITATE
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