Lauryl Palmitate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    42232-29-1

    Molecular formula
    C28H56O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCCCCCCCCCCC

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Waxy 75.43%
    Fatty 66.59%
    Oily 58.66%
    Odorless 32.21%
    Sweet 27.11%
    Creamy 26.43%
    Fruity 23.77%
    Dairy 21.31%
    Clean 19.53%
    Soapy 18.85%

     

    Flavor
    Waxy 64.2%
    Fatty 47.22%
    Mild 43.75%
    Oily 41.48%
    Fat 32.84%
    Bland 31.83%
    Soapy 31.29%
    Coconut 30.75%
    Alkane 30.03%
    Faint 29.66%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    13.0

    pKa est.
    8.18 (weak base)

    Molecular weight
    424.7 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    474°C

    Flash point

    • 210.86 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Lauryl palmitate
    • dodecyl hexadecanoate
    • Dodecyl palmitate
    • 42232-29-1
    • Hexadecanoic acid, dodecyl ester
    • dodecanyl hexadecanoate
    • palmitic acid, dodecyl ester
    • n-dodecyl palmitate
    • DUB PL
    • AEC LAURYL PALMITATE
    • PALMITATE DE LAURYLE
    • X3V3247O54
    • DTXSID4068375
    • CHEBI:23871
    • RefChem:145968
    • DTXCID7040071
    • 255-725-7
    • SPW 3
    • WE(12:0/16:0)
    • hexadecanoic acid dodecyl ester
    • UNII-X3V3247O54
    • EINECS 255-725-7
    • Dodecyl palmitate #
    • AI3-31584
    • Palmitic acid lauryl ester
    • palmitic acid dodecyl ester
    • SCHEMBL94153
    • LMFA07010034
    • DB-255906
    • HY-166202
    • NS00013834
    • Q27109819
    • 42232-29-1

  • Applications

    Lauryl Palmitate (CAS 42232-29-1) is a waxy, lipophilic fatty ester widely used as an emollient in cosmetics and personal care products, providing slip and a soft feel in creams, lotions, lip care, and hair products. It also serves as a pharmaceutical excipient and topical base, acting as a non-volatile vehicle for active ingredients in creams and ointments. In the polymers and coatings sector, it is used as a plasticizer or lubricating additive to improve processing and flexibility of plastics, waxes, and coatings. In perfumery/fragrance applications, it can function as a carrier or solvent for fragrance oils within cosmetic formulations. It may also appear in household products as an emollient/solvent to improve texture and spreadability.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 8.7
    methanol 12.06
    isopropanol 11.29
    water 0.09
    ethyl acetate 200.62
    n-propanol 18.04
    acetone 89.74
    n-butanol 24.59
    acetonitrile 33.57
    DMF 144.87
    toluene 81.03
    isobutanol 23.09
    1,4-dioxane 177.73
    methyl acetate 110.96
    THF 480.21
    2-butanone 154.35
    n-pentanol 24.28
    sec-butanol 29.05
    n-hexane 26.69
    ethylene glycol 1.5
    NMP 695.75
    cyclohexane 179.3
    DMSO 192.75
    n-butyl acetate 254.28
    n-octanol 66.97
    chloroform 691.86
    n-propyl acetate 266.59
    acetic acid 50.02
    dichloromethane 754.15
    cyclohexanone 683.38
    propylene glycol 4.3
    isopropyl acetate 222.78
    DMAc 421.36
    2-ethoxyethanol 61.61
    isopentanol 41.77
    n-heptane 35.44
    ethyl formate 75.0
    1,2-dichloroethane 445.05
    n-hexanol 26.52
    2-methoxyethanol 52.39
    isobutyl acetate 188.3
    tetrachloromethane 206.65
    n-pentyl acetate 526.78
    transcutol 529.53
    n-heptanol 51.98
    ethylbenzene 74.28
    MIBK 200.84
    2-propoxyethanol 70.18
    tert-butanol 36.78
    MTBE 120.15
    2-butoxyethanol 139.15
    propionic acid 56.47
    o-xylene 96.23
    formic acid 10.36
    diethyl ether 86.42
    m-xylene 72.78
    p-xylene 123.48
    chlorobenzene 197.37
    dimethyl carbonate 57.35
    n-octane 20.89
    formamide 23.9
    cyclopentanone 588.25
    2-pentanone 175.63
    anisole 150.09
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 338.45
    gamma-butyrolactone 539.46
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 66.45
    pyridine 234.63
    3-pentanone 185.89
    furfural 362.07
    n-dodecane 10.09
    diethylene glycol 22.93
    diisopropyl ether 71.08
    tert-amyl alcohol 68.85
    acetylacetone 282.04
    n-hexadecane 12.9
    acetophenone 244.58
    methyl propionate 141.67
    isopentyl acetate 281.16
    trichloroethylene 808.26
    n-nonanol 72.26
    cyclohexanol 116.38
    benzyl alcohol 62.64
    2-ethylhexanol 56.76
    isooctanol 66.23
    dipropyl ether 171.09
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 313.93
    ethyl lactate 84.9
    propylene carbonate 350.35
    n-methylformamide 48.07
    2-pentanol 28.99
    n-pentane 14.94
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 106.6
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 246.39
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 158.2
    mesitylene 71.04
    ε-caprolactone 609.87
    p-cymene 80.81
    epichlorohydrin 524.3
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 604.55
    2-aminoethanol 6.12
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 354.37
    sulfolane 1031.33
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 25.87
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 425.16
    n-hexyl acetate 426.09
    isooctane 12.49
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 187.16
    sec-butyl acetate 239.13
    tert-butyl acetate 354.56
    decalin 58.27
    glycerin 10.31
    diglyme 560.57
    acrylic acid 41.07
    isopropyl myristate 136.09
    n-butyric acid 140.43
    acetyl acetate 173.91
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 97.08
    ethyl propionate 249.08
    nitromethane 152.9
    1,2-diethoxyethane 310.04
    benzonitrile 113.07
    trioctyl phosphate 72.83
    1-bromopropane 226.21
    gamma-valerolactone 718.3
    n-decanol 43.74
    triethyl phosphate 198.58
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 31.4
    propionitrile 46.8
    vinylene carbonate 259.62
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 324.02
    DMS 188.58
    cumene 62.33
    2-octanol 64.41
    2-hexanone 203.04
    octyl acetate 157.11
    limonene 155.97
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 255.69
    ethyl orthosilicate 196.85
    tributyl phosphate 110.68
    diacetone alcohol 216.52
    N,N-dimethylaniline 123.6
    acrylonitrile 48.65
    aniline 71.32
    1,3-propanediol 14.56
    bromobenzene 272.17
    dibromomethane 441.89
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 804.66
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 297.95
    tetrabutyl urea 182.28
    diisobutyl methanol 60.91
    2-phenylethanol 61.05
    styrene 86.14
    dioctyl adipate 241.72
    dimethyl sulfate 172.31
    ethyl butyrate 329.67
    methyl lactate 54.39
    butyl lactate 242.9
    diethyl carbonate 182.81
    propanediol butyl ether 97.12
    triethyl orthoformate 283.22
    p-tert-butyltoluene 73.1
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 328.46
    morpholine 215.29
    tert-butylamine 31.64
    n-dodecanol 30.57
    dimethoxymethane 100.94
    ethylene carbonate 239.82
    cyrene 184.29
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 440.63
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 269.16
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 382.43
    4-methylpyridine 234.5
    dibutyl ether 250.42
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 60.91
    DEF 287.89
    dimethyl isosorbide 453.17
    tetrachloroethylene 509.52
    eugenol 203.42
    triacetin 461.53
    span 80 163.19
    1,4-butanediol 8.1
    1,1-dichloroethane 318.7
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 43.54
    methyl formate 40.75
    2-methyl-1-butanol 41.05
    n-decane 27.02
    butyronitrile 59.48
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 80.63
    1-chlorooctane 123.99
    1-chlorotetradecane 34.61
    n-nonane 26.79
    undecane 15.03
    tert-butylcyclohexane 37.51
    cyclooctane 47.43
    cyclopentanol 100.27
    tetrahydropyran 323.62
    tert-amyl methyl ether 158.64
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 288.05
    1-hexene 50.58
    2-isopropoxyethanol 67.25
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 41.36
    methyl butyrate 345.22

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction