Dodecyl palmitate is a palmitate ester resulting from the formal condensation of palmitic acid with dodecan-1-ol.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII X3V3247O54 · registered name LAURYL PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Dodecyl palmitate is a palmitate ester resulting from the formal condensation of palmitic acid with dodecan-1-ol. It is A wax ester synthesised by retinal pigment epithelial membranes. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a wax ester and a hexadecanoate ester. It is functionally related to a dodecan-1-ol.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 パルミチン酸ラウリル: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）とラウリルアルコール（＊）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
- 42232-29-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 255-725-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4068375
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7040071
- IUPAC
- Dodecyl hexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C28H56O2
- Molecular weight
- 424.754 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- 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
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- 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