Palmityl laurate is a wax ester resulting from the formal condensation of lauric acid with palmityl alcohol.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII I19DN3Q5ZP · registered name CETYL LAURATE · single chemical substance
Palmityl laurate is a wax ester resulting from the formal condensation of lauric acid with palmityl alcohol. It is a wax ester and a dodecanoate ester. It is functionally related to a hexadecan-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウリン酸セチル: 本品は、ラウリン酸（＊）とセタノール（＊）のエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 20834-06-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 244-071-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6066658
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6036388
- IUPAC
- Hexadecyl dodecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C28H56O2
- Molecular weight
- 424.754 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 10 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner5
- Viscosity modifier2
- Soil amendments1
- Emulsifier1
- Density modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata