Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII Q7407964JA · registered name ZINC PALMITATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Reduces body odourDEODORANT
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Zinc Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name パルミチン酸亜鉛: 本品は、パルミチン酸（＊）の亜鉛塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ZINC PALMITATEINCI징크팔미테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Hexadecanoic acid, zinc saltSynonymパルミチン酸亜鉛Japanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4991-47-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-652-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8063670
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9040760
- IUPAC
- Zinc dihexadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C32H62O4Zn
- Molecular weight
- 576.22 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Surface modifier2
- Deodorizer1
- Lubricating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- PubMed
- 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