Database/Deodorant/Zinc Palmitate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Zinc Palmitate natural?

Yes. Fatty acid chain from palm/coconut oil salified with zinc, a natural mineral; no petrochemical fragment present.

INCI nameZinc Palmitate
CAS4991-47-3
FormulaC32H62O4Zn · 576.2 Da
FunctionDeodorant
FeedstockProduced by reacting palmitic acid, typically palm or…

How we scored it

Zinc bis(hexadecanoate), C32H62O4Zn = 576.2 (matches given MW). Palmitate (C16 oleochemical fatty acid) natural + Zn2+ natural mineral.
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

Produced by reacting palmitic acid, typically palm or coconut-oil derived, with a zinc salt. Synthetic petrochemical palmitic acid is uncommon for cosmetic grades.

In plain English

A powder made from a palm or coconut-derived fatty acid (palmitic acid) combined with zinc mineral. Used as a deodorant ingredient that helps absorb moisture and odor.

Structure

2D structure of Zinc Palmitate

zinc bis(hexadecanoate)

PubChem CID 9829659 ↗

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. 2Zinc Palmitate. PubChem CID 9829659. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3ZINC PALMITATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4ZINC PALMITATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ZINC%20PALMITATE