PALMITIC ACID
- Function
- skin conditioning - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying
- CAS
- 57-10-3
- Comedogenic
- 2–2Fulton JE Jr, J Soc Cosmet Chem 40(6):321-333 (1989), Table I, as "Palmitic acid"
- Appears in
- 269 products in our catalogue
Classified as
- animal possible
- malassezia fatty acid
Definition
Hexadecanoic acid
Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.