Database/Anticaking/Magnesium Palmitate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Magnesium Palmitate natural?

Yes. Palmitic acid from palm or vegetable oil combined with natural magnesium mineral.

INCI nameMagnesium Palmitate
CAS2601-98-1
FormulaC32H62MgO4 · 535.1 Da
FunctionAnticaking · Opacifying
FeedstockMade by reacting palmitic acid, typically from palm…

How we scored it

Magnesium salt of palmitic acid (C16, palm-derived); Mg is a natural mineral ion. 1.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Made by reacting palmitic acid, typically from palm oil, with a magnesium mineral source. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A powder ingredient made from palm oil fatty acid and magnesium mineral. Helps prevent clumping and control texture in powder cosmetics.

Structure

2D structure of Magnesium Palmitate

magnesium bis(hexadecanoate)

PubChem CID 9850060 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Magnesium Palmitate. PubChem CID 9850060. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3MAGNESIUM PALMITATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4MAGNESIUM PALMITATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MAGNESIUM%20PALMITATE