Retinyl Palmitate
INCI name: Retinyl Palmitate
Retinyl Palmitate is classed in the EU CosIng database as skin conditioning (other). Piel groups it with retinoids that benzoyl peroxide breaks down and retinoids.
What it does
- skin conditioning (other)
CosIng definition
Retinyl Palmitate is the ester of Retinol and palmitic acid.
How Piel groups it
Piel's knowledge base files Retinyl Palmitate under:
- retinoids that benzoyl peroxide breaks down Piel counts it as a trace member of this family: it usually appears in small amounts, so a clash it takes part in is lowered one level.
- retinoids Piel counts it as a trace member of this family: it usually appears in small amounts, so a clash it takes part in is lowered one level.
Piel's note
A vitamin A ester that skin converts to retinol. It is the mildest of the common vitamin A forms and appears in products formulated for people who find retinol uncomfortable.
Pairs to be careful with
Piel's routine check flags Retinyl Palmitate next to:
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Benzoyl Peroxide and Retinyl Palmitate together? Benzoyl peroxide can break most retinoids down when they go on together, so both do less.
- Can I use Betaine Salicylate and Retinyl Palmitate together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Capryloyl Salicylic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Glycolic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Lactic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Mandelic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
- Can I use Retinyl Palmitate and Salicylic Acid together? Retinoids and exfoliating acids together can irritate — redness, flaking or stinging.
Found in 1,960 products in Piel's catalogue.
EU regulation
Retinyl Palmitate is listed in the EU Cosmetics Regulation, annex entry III/376. The entry sets conditions of use; read it on CosIng.
Check a product with Piel
See which products on your shelf contain Retinyl Palmitate, and whether it suits your skin and the rest of your routine.
Identifiers
- INCI name
- Retinyl Palmitate
- CAS number
- 79-81-2
- EC number
- 201-228-5
- CosIng reference
- 37482