How much products actually contain
5 products state the amountmedian 0.000001%
- under 0.01% 5
- 0.01–0.1% 0
- 0.1–1% 0
- 1% or more 0
Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.
Of the products containing it, 99 list it before the 1% line and 89 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 188 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 188
ColourPopColourPop Baby Panda
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ColourPopColourPop Lychee Jelly
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ColourPopColourPop Trending Now
Ole HenriksenOle Henriksen Hydrabarrier Nourishing Face Oil
Ole HenriksenOle Henriksen Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Treatment
Ole HenriksenOle Henriksen Pout Preserve Hydrating Peptide Lip Vault
Ole HenriksenOle Henriksen Pout Preserve Chillers Peptide Lip Treatment
NecessaireNecessaire The Neck Serum | Firming Serum with Peptides
DEWYTREEAC Deep Barrier Soothing Moisture Ampoule 60ml
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII HO4ZT5S86C · registered name Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 · protein
Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 is the product of the reaction of palmitic acid and Hexapeptide-12
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-12 Their Metal Salts and Fatty Acid Derivatives, and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name パルミトイルヘキサペプチド－１２: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）とアラニン（＊）、グリシン（＊）、プロリン（＊）及びバリン（＊）からなる合成ヘキサペプチドの反応生成物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 171263-26-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID401018159
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3086285
- IUPAC
- N-Hexadecanoyl-L-valylglycyl-L-valyl-L-alanyl-L-prolylglycine
- Molecular formula
- C38H68N6O8
- Molecular weight
- 736.996 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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 conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Noninvasive Monitoring of Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12 in Human Skin Layers: Mechanical Interaction with Skin Components and Its Potential Skincare Benefits · 2025
- Safety Assessment of Tripeptide-1, Hexapeptide-12, Their Metal Salts and Fatty Acyl Derivatives, and Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-7 as Used in Cosmetics · 2018
Linked databases 14
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2
- 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
- Wikipedia · Japanese