What does Benzyl laurate/myristate/palmitate do?

Used in cosmetics as a solvent, a skin-conditioning agent and a plasticiser. Benzyl Laurate/Myristate/Palmate is the ester of benzyl alcohol with a mixture of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids.

Is Benzyl laurate/myristate/palmitate safe?

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

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Benzyl laurate/myristate/palmitate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Benzyl laurate/myristate/palmitate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Dermol B-246
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a solvent, a skin-conditioning agent and a plasticiser. Benzyl Laurate/Myristate/Palmate is the ester of benzyl alcohol with a mixture of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids.
Solvent
Skin conditioning
Plasticiser
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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance mixture.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Benzyl laurate/myristate/palmitate appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveBenzyl Laurate/Myristate/Palmate is the ester of benzyl alcohol with a mixture of lauric, myristic and palmitic acids
- Benzyl Laurate/Myristate/Palmate is the ester of benzyl alcohol with a mixture of lauric, myristic and palmitic acidsSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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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.