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Palmitoyl hydroxypropylcellulose

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Palmitoyl hydroxypropylcellulose in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant. Palmitoyl Hydroxypropylcellulose is the product of the reaction of Palmitic Acid with Hydroxypropylcellulose.

  • Humectant
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. Palmitoyl hydroxypropylcellulose appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActivePalmitoyl Hydroxypropylcellulose is the product of the reaction of Palmitic Acid with Hydroxypropylcellulose
    • Palmitoyl Hydroxypropylcellulose is the product of the reaction of Palmitic Acid with HydroxypropylcelluloseSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Palmitoyl hydroxypropylcellulose. 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 hydroxypropylcellulose 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.