What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 77K6Z421KU · 등록명 SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

SORBITAN PALMITATE

Sorbitan monopalmitate is a fatty acid ester.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 62 list it before the 1% line and 24 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 86 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 86

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 77K6Z421KU · registered name SORBITAN MONOPALMITATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Sorbitan monopalmitate is a fatty acid ester.

Source: PubChem

Sorbitan palmitate

Cosmetic roles

Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Stearate, Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Tristearate, Sorbitan Palmitate, and Sorbitan Trioleate (Addended by report published in IJT 21(suppl. 1), 2002.)

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸ソルビタン: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）と無水ソルビト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

SORBITAN PALMITATEINCI솔비탄팔미테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Sorbitan, monohexadecanoateSynonymパルミチン酸ソルビタンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 26266-57-9
CAS No.chemical registry number: 5050-91-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 247-568-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID6029335

Measured properties

Appearance: Large Crystals, Other Solid · Light cream to tan-coloured beads or flakes or a hard, waxy solid with a slight characteristic odour
Solubility: Soluble at temperatures above its melting point in ethanol, methanol, ether, ethyl acetate, aniline, toluene, dioxane, petroleum ether and carbon tetrachloride. Insoluble in cold water but dispersible in warm water

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 26 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.

Emulsifier10
Surfactant (surface active agent)5
Processing aids not otherwise specified2
Dispersing agent2
Wetting agent (non-aqueous)2
Lubricating agent1
Intermediate1
Soil amendments1

2 other uses

Demulsifier1
Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 1 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to