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Dextrin palmitate/hexyldecanoate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dextrin palmitate/hexyldecanoate in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsion stabiliser and a thickener. Dextrin Palmitate/Hexyldecanoate is the product obtained by the reaction of Dextrin with a mixture of palmitic acid chloride and hexyldecanoic acid chloride.

  • Emulsion stabilising
  • Viscosity controlling
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. Dextrin palmitate/hexyldecanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveDextrin Palmitate/Hexyldecanoate is the product obtained by the reaction of Dextrin with a mixture of palmitic acid chloride and hexyldecanoic acid chloride.
    • Dextrin Palmitate/Hexyldecanoate is the product obtained by the reaction of Dextrin with a mixture of palmitic acid chloride and hexyldecanoic acid chloride.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Dextrin palmitate/hexyldecanoate. 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 Dextrin palmitate/hexyldecanoate 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.