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Sorbitan palmate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sorbitan palmate in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient and an emulsion stabiliser. Sorbitan Palmate is the monoester of Palm Acid and hexitol anhydrides derived from sorbitol.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsion stabilising
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. Sorbitan palmate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveSorbitan Palmate is the monoester of Palm Acid and hexitol anhydrides derived from sorbitol
    • Sorbitan Palmate is the monoester of Palm Acid and hexitol anhydrides derived from sorbitolSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sorbitan palmate. 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 Sorbitan palmate 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

    Open →

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.