What does Hydrogenated palm glycerides do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent. Glycerides, palm-oil mono-, di- and tri-, hydrogenated.

Is Hydrogenated palm glycerides safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
industrial

Hydrogenated palm glycerides

CAS 91744-66-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydrogenated palm glycerides in plain language

What it is: Also known as Glycerides, palm-oil mono-, di- and tri-, hydrogenated · Hydrogenated glyceryl palmate · Monomuls 60-35C
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent. Glycerides, palm-oil mono-, di- and tri-, hydrogenated.
Emollient
Emulsifying
Skin conditioning
Viscosity controlling
Emulsifier
Thickener
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Hydrogenated palm glycerides appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveGlycerides, palm-oil mono-, di- and tri-, hydrogenated
- Glycerides, palm-oil mono-, di- and tri-, hydrogenatedSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydrogenated palm glycerides. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Hydrogenated palm glycerides yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-12-20
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

carecreations.basf.com

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Hydrogenated palm glycerides in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingSkin conditioningViscosity controllingEmulsifierThickener

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Catalog

Found in these products

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