2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of hexadecaoic acid with one of the hydroxy groups of ethylene glycol.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
2-hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate is a hexadecanoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of carboxy group of hexadecaoic acid with one of the hydroxy groups of ethylene glycol. It has a role as a Brassica napus metabolite. It is a primary alcohol and a hexadecanoate ester. It is functionally related to an ethylene glycol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII T80A3T38WE · registered name GLYCOL PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸グリコール: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）とグリコール（＊）のモノエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 199282-96-7
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4219-49-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-160-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID10863345
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60811977
- IUPAC
- 2-Hydroxyethyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H36O3
- Molecular weight
- 300.483 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 conditioner3
- Opacifer3
- Emulsifier2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Stabilizing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- 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 EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata