Database/Skin Conditioning/Tripalmitin
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Tripalmitin natural?

Yes. Both glycerin and palmitic acid, common in palm oil, are natural oleochemical feedstocks.

INCI nameTripalmitin
CAS555-44-2
FormulaC51H98O6 · 807.3 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning · Viscosity Controlling
FeedstockMade by esterifying vegetable glycerin with palmitic acid…

How we scored it

Glycerol (natural) triesterified with three palmitic acid units (natural, palm oil); condensation water not counted → 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 esterifying vegetable glycerin with palmitic acid from palm oil. No petrochemical route is used commercially.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning and thickening ingredient made from glycerin and three units of palmitic acid, a fatty acid common in palm oil. Adds body and smoothness to creams and lotions.

Structure

2D structure of Tripalmitin

2,3-di(hexadecanoyloxy)propyl hexadecanoate

PubChem CID 11147 ↗

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. 2Tripalmitin. PubChem CID 11147. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3TRIPALMITIN. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4TRIPALMITIN. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=TRIPALMITIN