Palmitic Acid is an emulsion stabilizer. It reduces water evaporation from the surface of your skin. That’s why this component is good if you suffer from dryness. It also increases the efficiency of other surfactants in the formulation. It can be found in many organic oils including Avocado oil, Cocoa oil, Olive oil etc.
Palmitic Acid in Skincare
- Roles: Cleansing agent, Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Fragrance ingredient, Surfactant
- Effects: Comedogenic rating2, Malassezia unsafe
- Comedogenicity: 2
Products with Palmitic Acid
Total found: 2415
Positioning
0.1%
1
2.2%
2
2.6%
3
3.2%
4
3.3%
5
3.5%
6
4.1%
7
5.4%
8
3.6%
9
4.6%
10
3.5%
11
3.5%
12
3.1%
13
3.1%
14
3.1%
15
3.9%
16
3.5%
17
3.4%
18
3.1%
19
3.1%
20
2.8%
21
2.7%
22
3%
23
2.5%
24
1.7%
25
1.4%
26
1.8%
27
1.9%
28
1%
29
1.8%
30
1.7%
31
0.8%
32
1.1%
33
1.2%
34
1.1%
35
0.7%
36
0.7%
37
0.9%
38
0.4%
39
0.5%
40
0.4%
41
0.4%
42
0.3%
43
0.5%
44
0.1%
45
0.6%
46
0%
47
0.2%
48
0.2%
49
0.2%
50
0.2%
51
0.1%
52
0.1%
53
0.1%
54
0.1%
55
0.1%
56
0.1%
57
0%
58
0%
59
0%
61
0%
62
0%
63
0%
64
0%
66
0%
67
0%
69
0%
70
0.1%
71
0%
73
0%
75
0%
93
0%
115