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Acetylxylityl acetoxy palmitate/stearate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Acetylxylityl acetoxy palmitate/stearate in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a surfactant.

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

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Acetylxylityl acetoxy palmitate/stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveAcetylxylityl Acetoxy Palmitate/Stearate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where n is 12 or 14 and represents 3-hydroxy palmitic/stearic fatty acid, and R is a hydrogen or acetyl groups.
    • Acetylxylityl Acetoxy Palmitate/Stearate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where n is 12 or 14 and represents 3-hydroxy palmitic/stearic fatty acid, and R is a hydrogen or acetyl groups.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Acetylxylityl acetoxy palmitate/stearate. 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 Acetylxylityl acetoxy palmitate/stearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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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.