How we scored it
Palmitoyl C16H31O 239.4 natural (palm oil); tripeptide from amino acids natural (sequence assumed proteinogenic); 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
Dominant route couples palmitic acid from palm oil to a tripeptide built from fermentation-derived amino acids. Protecting groups and coupling agents leave no mass.
In plain English
A short peptide with a palmitic acid tail used as a skin-conditioning ingredient in creams and serums. The fatty acid comes from palm or coconut oil and the amino acids from fermentation or protein hydrolysis.
CosIng definition: Palmitoyl Tripeptide-36 is the product of the reaction of palmitic acid and Tripeptide-36
References
- 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.
- 2PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-36. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3PALMITOYL TRIPEPTIDE-36. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PALMITOYL%20TRIPEPTIDE-36