What does Palmitoyl glutamic acid do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.

Is Palmitoyl glutamic acid safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Palmitoyl glutamic acid

CAS 38079-66-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Palmitoyl glutamic acid in plain language

What it is: Also known as L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxohexadecyl)- · (2S)-2-(hexadecanoylamino)pentanedioic acid · Glutamic acid, n-palmitoyl-, l- · N-Hexadecanoyl-L-glutamic acid · (S)-2-Palmitamidopentanedioic acid · Acide palmitoylglutaminique
Show all 17 names
Glutamic acid palmitamide · Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxohexadecyl)- · L-Glutamic acid, N-hexadecanoyl- · N-(1-Oxohexadecyl)-L-glutamic acid · N-Palmitoyl glutamic acid · N-Palmitoylglutamic acid · N-hexadecanoyl-glutamic acid · Palmitoylglutamic acid · Palmitoylglutaminic acid · UNII-SZ6S57UTL9 · palmitoyl-L-glutamic acid
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.
Skin conditioning
Conditioner
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. Palmitoyl glutamic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
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.
- 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.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Palmitoyl glutamic acid. 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 Palmitoyl glutamic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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 Palmitoyl glutamic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner

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