Palmityl oleate is a wax ester obtained by the formal condensation of hexadecan-1-ol with oleic acid.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 78K2L26L8N · registered name CETYL OLEATE · single chemical substance
Palmityl oleate is a wax ester obtained by the formal condensation of hexadecan-1-ol with oleic acid. It is functionally related to a hexadecan-1-ol and an oleic acid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 オレイン酸セチル: 本品は、オレイン酸（＊）とセタノール（＊）のエステルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 22393-86-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 244-950-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1066788
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6036679
- IUPAC
- Hexadecyl octadec-9-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C34H66O2
- Molecular weight
- 506.9 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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 conditioner2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- On the Production of Seborrhea in Rat by Feeding with whale Oil. Part I · 1934
- Low-Temperature Esterification to Produce Oleic Acid-Based Wax Esters Catalyzed by 4-Dodecylbenzenesulfonic Acid · 2021
- Enzymatic synthesis of cetyl oleate in a solvent-free medium using microwave irradiation and physicochemical evaluation · 2020
- A novel functionalized SiO2-based support prepared from biomass waste for lipase adsorption · 2019
Linked databases 16
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4
- 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