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Palm oil methyl esters extract

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Palm oil methyl esters extract in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a UV filter, an antimicrobial and an antioxidant. Palm Oil Methyl Esters Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the transesterification of Elaeis Guineensis Oil and Methyl Alcohol.

  • UV filter
  • Antimicrobial
  • Antioxidant
  • Skin conditioning
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. Palm oil methyl esters extract appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActivePalm Oil Methyl Esters Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the transesterification of Elaeis Guineensis Oil and Methyl Alcohol.
    • Palm Oil Methyl Esters Extract is the extract of the product obtained by the transesterification of Elaeis Guineensis Oil and Methyl Alcohol.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Palm oil methyl esters extract. 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 Palm oil methyl esters extract 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.