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Ethylhexyl Palmitate

Our database includes 3,245 products that contain Ethylhexyl Palmitate.

Explained

Ethylhexyl Palmitate is created from 2-ethylhexyl alcohol and palmitic acid. It is a fatty acid ester.

The fatty acid content of Ethylhexyl Palmitate makes it an emollient. Emollients help soften and hydrate your skin by trapping moisture within.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate is also used to help improve the texture of cosmetics. It helps other ingredient dissolve in products and help disperse ingredients more evenly. In fact, it is commonly used to evenly mix sunscreen ingredients such as avobenzone and ethylhexyl triazone. It can also help stabilize the fragrances in a product as a fragrance fixative.

Ethylhexyl Palmitate can be used to substitute mineral oil.

You should know

Concerns

Oily Skin
Acne
Fungal Acne
Community Rating
Very Disliked
Comedogenic Rating
2-3
Irritancy Rating
0

What it does

Emollient Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin.

Alternative names

Octyl Palmitate
Hexadecanoic Acid

Prevalence

Uncommon Percentage of products that contain it
4.7%
Top categories
Makeup
Moisturizers
Cleansers
Position Predominant list placement
Top 25%

References

CosIng Data

CosIng ID 33890
INCI Name ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE
EC #  249-862-1
All Functions Emollient, Perfuming