# VITAMIN A PALMITATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_11103_57_4
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Antioxidant, Dye, Flavouring and nutrient, Pharmaceutical, Softener and conditioner
Identifier: 11103-57-4

> VITAMIN A PALMITATE is used as antioxidant / dye. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 7 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: (2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraen-1-ol; [(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] acetate; [(2E,4E,6E,8E)-3,7-dimethyl-9-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)nona-2,4,6,8-tetraenyl] hexadecanoate is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: (a) Body lotion (b) other leave-on and rinse-off products Maximum concentration: (a) 0,05 % Retinol Equivalent (RE) (b) 0,3 % RE Other conditions: From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 May 2027 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the conditions shall not be made available on the Union market. Conditions of use and warnings: For any cosmetic product containing Retinol, Retinyl Acetate or Retinyl Palmitate the following, labelling is obligatory: ‘Contains Vitamin A. Consider your daily intake before use’.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3373 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Pharmaceutical, Antioxidant.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 8 active drug products and 9 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._