Ethylhexyl Palmitate = 2-Ethylhexyl Palmitate Ester of 2-ethyl hexanol and palmitic acid = 2-Ethylhexyl hexadecanoate = Palmitic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
Functions of Ethylhexyl palmitate in Personal Care Products:
Solvent
Carrying Agent
Pigment Wetting Agent
Fragrance Fixative
Emollient in Cosmetics
Product Applications: AP/DEO, Baby Care, Bath & Shower, Beauty Care, Body Care, Color Cosmetics, Ethnic Hair Care, Ethnic Skin Care, Face Care, Foot Care, Hair Conditioning, Men's Care, Skin Care, Sun Care
Ethylhexyl Palmitate is an excellent solubilizer for active ingredients while having medium polarity.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate provides good spreading properties and is a universal emollient for skin conditioning.
Ethylhexyl palmitate's diversity allows its use in all types of creams, lotions, body oils, and bath additives.
Features & Benefits of Ethylhexyl palmitate:
Medium spreadability
Balanced and silky skin feel
Oxidation stable
Low occlusivity
Applications
AP/DEO
Baby Care
Color Cosmetics
Skin Care
Skin Cleansing
Sun Care
Ethylhexyl palmitate is employed in cosmetic formulations as a solvent, carrying agent, wetting agent, and emollient. It is mainly used to formulate eye/skin makeup, lipstick, and skin care products.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is also widely used in metal working fluids, textile auxiliaries, lubricants, and grease.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate in cosmetic products helps soften and smooth skin.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate in cremes reduces moisture loss from the skin’s upper layers.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate in personal care products can help active ingredients more readily penetrate the skin.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate in cosmetic care products is used as an alternative to silicone in some skin care products.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is a mixture of a fatty alcohol and palmitic acid that functions in cosmetics products as an emollient (meaning it can soften and smooth skin), texture enhancer, and solvent in amounts from 2-50%, depending on the type of formula and desired aesthetics.
Ethylhexyl palmitate improves the look of dehydrated skin by helping reduce moisture loss from its upper layers.
Ethylhexyl palmitate helps solubilize other ingredients as a solvent and allows active ingredients more readily penetrate the skin more.
Ethylhexyl palmitate helps sunscreen active ingredients such as avobenzone and Ethylhexyl triazone disperse and remain evenly suspended in a formula.
Ethylhexyl palmitate has a feel like silicones and silicone derivatives, making it an alternative to those ingredients in specific formulations.
Ethylhexyl palmitate, also known as Octyl Palmitate, is a renewable palm derivative used primarily in cosmetic applications.
Ethylhexyl palmitate has similar properties to Isopropyl Palmitate, and Ethylhexyl palmitate can be used in place of Silicone in some applications.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is a medium-spreading emollient ester that gives richness to the formula and a soft feel during rub-out.
Ethylhexyl palmitate can replace mineral oil and is often combined with other emollients to achieve different sensory properties.
Tradenames:
Crodamol OP
DUB GREEN PC3
DUB PO
Dermol 816
EC 1043
Mosselman 2-ethylhexyl palmitate
PALMESTER
PALMSURF 2EHP
Paryol Neoderm OP
RADIA 7129
RADIA 7779
RADIA 7780
Rodalube 116
Rofacer 116
Rofetan 116
Super Refined Crodamol OP
Waglinol 13016
Wickenol 155
Synonyms:
ceraphyl 368
crodamol OP
dermol 816
edenor H2660
elfacos EHP
2-ethyl hexyl hexadecanoate
2-ethyl hexyl palmitate
2- ethylhexyl hexadecanoate
2- ethylhexyl palmitate
exceparl EH-P
hallstar OP
hexadecanoic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
lubricit 2-EHC16
nikkol IOP
2-octyl hexadecanoate
2-octyl palmitate
palmitic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
palmitic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
wickenol 155
Ethylhexyl Palmitate is a renewable palm derivative with a variety of uses in both personal care and industrial applications.
It is used in cosmetic formulations as a solvent, carrying agent, wetting agent, and emollient and mainly used in the formulation of eye/skin makeup, lipstick, and skin care products.
It also widely used in metal working fluids, textile auxiliaries, and lube & grease.
Ethylhexyl palmitate, octyl palmitate, is a fatty acid ester derived from 2-ethylhexanol and palmitic acid.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is commonly used in cosmetic formulations.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is a branched saturated fatty ester derived from ethylhexyl alcohol and palmitic acid.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is a clear, colorless liquid at room temperature with a slightly fatty odor.
Palmitic acid and 2-ethylhexanol are reacted in the presence of an acid catalyst to make the ester.
Ethylhexyl palmitate is used in cosmetic formulations as a solvent, carrying agent, pigment-wetting agent, fragrance fixative, and emollient.
Its dry-slip skinfeel is similar to some silicone derivatives.
IUPAC name
Hexadecanoic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
Other names
Octyl palmitate
2-ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE
2-Ethylhexyl hexadecanoate
29806-73-3
Elfacos EHP
Hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
Ceraphyl 368
Wickenol 155
Palmitic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
EINECS 249-862-1
Octyl Palmitate (2-Ethyl Hexyl Palmitate)
Chemical Name: Hexadecanoic Acid, 2-Ethylhexyl Ester
CAS#: 29806-73-3
PRODUCT DETAILS & INFORMATION
Octyl palmitate — also called hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester, or 2-ethyl hexyl palmitate — is a fatty acid ester.
Ethylhexyl Palmitate is a personal care ester made from a combination of palmitic acid, found in animals and plant life, and smaller amounts of other fatty acids.
A reaction between palmitic acid, 2-ethylhexanol, and an acid catalyst produces the ester. Many personal care and cosmetics manufacturing entities rely on Ethylhexyl Palmitate to ensure the best possible quality and performance of their products.
Octyl palmitate is used in place of silicone in specific applications and for various manufacturing processes in the cosmetics and personal care industries.
Primarily used as a lubricant in skin care products, Ethylhexyl Palmitate smooths and softens the rough, dry skin that often occurs during the aging process.
Key Ethylhexyl Palmitate Properties
Ethylhexyl Palmitate formulations include a clear, colorless liquid and a waxy, crystalline material.
It is often added to dry powder mixtures to act as a binding agent when manufacturing products in cake or tablet form or to adjust the consistency of the material.
In its crystalline form, Ethylhexyl Palmitate provides a “dry-slip” feel that closely resembles the texture of silicone.
It frequently serves as an organic replacement for silicone. Ethylhexyl Palmitate also produces a slightly fatty odor.
Our product is tested to ASTM standards and confirmed to have a maximum acid value of 0.2 KOH/g, a maximum iodine value of 1.0 g/100g, and a moisture content of no more than 0.1 percent.
The primary use for our product is the production of cosmetics, where it serves as a solvent, carrying agent, pigment wetting agent, fragrance fixative, and emollient.
When used as an organic alternative to silicone, it is mild and soothing, with a dry slip feel.
It can also be found in personal care products.
Our Ethylhexyl Palmitate has a shelf life of two years from the date of manufacture when stored unopened in a cool environment. Because our products contain no animal derivatives,
they pose no risk of harboring bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) or transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE).
MSDS Information for Ethylhexyl Palmitate
The Ethylhexyl Palmitate safety sheets indicate that it is not considered a hazardous material, although it can act as an eye, skin, or digestive irritant.
Users should avoid eye or skin contact with Ethylhexyl Palmitate during handling and storage, as well as inhaling or swallowing the material.
If accidental ingestion occurs, remove the material from the mouth and drink large amounts of water.
Seek medical attention if symptoms develop. Store the product in its original container in a well-ventilated area. Our product is biodegradable, non-toxic, and highly stable, though decomposition can occur at elevated temperatures, producing hazardous vapors.
For more information, download the Ethylhexyl Palmitate MSDS sheet.
USES & APPLICATIONS
Functions in Cosmetics: Works as a Solvent, Carrying Agent, Pigment Wetting Agent, Fragrance Fixative, and Emollient in Cosmetics
Ethylhexyl Palmitate is used to manufacture a wide assortment of products, including:
Personal care/cosmetics: Anti-aging creams, baby oil, bath salts, and soaks, eye treatment products, facial moisturizers, hair removal waxes, foot moisturizers, general skin care, sunscreens, women’s depilatories
2-ethylhexyl palmitate
EC Inventory, Pre-Registration process
CAS names
Hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
IUPAC names
2-Ethylhexyl hexadecanoate
2-ethylhexyl palmitate, Hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester
Ceraphyl 368
Ethylhexyl palmitate
hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethlhexyl ester
LINCOL 40
OP 2-ethylhexyl palmitate
Trade names
Crodamol OP
Dermol 816
DUB GREEN PC3
DUB PO
EC 1043
Mosselman 2-ethylhexyl palmitate
PALMESTER
PALMSURF 2EHP
Paryol Neoderm OP
RADIA 7129
RADIA 7779
RADIA 7780
Rodalube 116
Rofacer 116
Rofetan 116
Super Refined Crodamol OP
Waglinol 13016
Wickenol 155
2-Ethylhexyl palmitate.
EC 249-862-1
Palmitic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester
Hexadecanoic acid,2-ethylhexyl ester
2-ethylhexyl palmitate;ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE
ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE
Ethylhexyl Palmitate is an ester of 2-ethylhexyl alcohol and palmitic acid. It is an alternative to silicone-based ingredients offering a ‘dry-slip' feel. It helps adjust consistency in skin-care products.
ETHYLHEXYL PALMITATE is classified as :
Emollient
Perfuming
CAS Number 29806-73-3
EINECS/ELINCS No: 249-862-1
COSING REF No: 33890
Chem/IUPAC Name: Hexadecanoic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester; Octyl palmitate