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Isopropyl Palmitate
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Personal Care Ingredients

Isopropyl Palmitate

Alias
IPP / Isopropyl hexadecanoate / Palmitic acid isopropyl ester / Hexadecanoic acid isopropyl ester / Palmitic acid 1-methylethyl ester
CAS No.
Molecular Formula
C19H38O2
Structure
Isopropyl Palmitate Chemical Structure
Product Details

Product Overview

Usage

Widely used in cosmetics, personal care and pharmaceutical industries. In cosmetics, it serves as a premium emollient and skin penetration enhancer, significantly improving the spreadability and skin feel of creams, lotions and hair conditioners — light, non-greasy, with excellent skin penetration. In pharmaceuticals, used as a solvent for topical preparations, tablet binder and transdermal drug absorption enhancer. In industrial applications, its excellent lubricity makes it suitable as a base oil or additive for metalworking fluids and textile auxiliaries.
Specifications

Technical Specifications

Appearance Colorless to light yellow transparent oily liquid
Content (GC) % ≥98.0
Acid value KOH/g ≤0.5 mg
Iodine value g I₂/100g ≤1.0
Refractive index (n20/D) 1.4350~1.4390
Density (20℃) g/ml 0.852~0.854
Freezing point ℃ ≤16℃
Moisture % ≤0.2
Melting point ℃ 11~13
Boiling point ℃ 160
Refractive index 1.438
Solubility Soluble in alcohol and ether; insoluble in water
Logistics

Packaging, Storage & Transport

Packaging

50 kg plastic drum or 175 kg iron drum

Storage

Store sealed in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place; protect from light and moisture

Transport

Transport as general non-hazardous chemicals