You should know
Concerns
Fungal Acne
May feed Fungal Acne
Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis is a skin condition with acne-like breakouts caused by malassezia, a type of yeast.
Explained
Cetyl Palmitate is a wax-like substance.
It comes from palmitic acid and palmityl alcohol. Cetyl Palmitate may not be safe for Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne.
This ingredient is naturally found in the guava fruit and stony corals.
People also dislike: Cetearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Stearic Acid
Also known as: Hexadecyl Hexadecanoate
Cetyl Palmitate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 1.4% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Community Stats
40 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.
Users who dislike it 💔
Often have the following skin types:
Combination
Oily
Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:
Fungal Acne • Hormonal Acne • Sensitivity • Texture
Where it's used
Cetyl Palmitate is most often found as ingredient number 14 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Cetyl Palmitate the most:
References
Products with Cetyl Palmitate
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 74965
- INCI Name: CETYL PALMITATE
- EC #: Â 208-736-6
- All Functions: Emollient, Masking, Skin Conditioning
