Some vegetable oils and fatty esters increase skin hydration while keeping the skin hydrated and with a shiny appearance. Fatty esters such as Cetyl palmitate and cetyl esters increase the formation of anisotropic structures (1).

In medicine, Cetyl palmitate was applied as a solid matrix in the stabilization of lymph nodes (2).

As an encapsulating lipid matrix for the transport of Sorafenib, an anticancer drug (3).

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(1) Liquid Crystal Formation from Sunflower Oil: Long Term Stability Studies.
da Rocha-Filho PA, Maruno M, Ferrari M, Topan JF.
Molecules. 2016 Jun 9;21(6). pii: E680. doi: 10.3390/molecules21060680.

(2) Electroporation and lipid nanoparticles with cyanine IR-780 and flavonoids as efficient vectors to enhanced drug delivery in colon cancer.
Kulbacka J, Pucek A, Kotulska M, Dubińska-Magiera M, Rossowska J, Rols MP, Wilk KA.
Bioelectrochemistry. 2016 Aug;110:19-31. doi: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2016.02.013.

(3) Active Targeting of Sorafenib: Preparation, Characterization, and In Vitro Testing of Drug-Loaded Magnetic Solid Lipid Nanoparticles.
Grillone A, Riva ER, Mondini A, Forte C, Calucci L, Innocenti C, de Julian Fernandez C, Cappello V, Gemmi M, Moscato S, Ronca F, Sacco R, Mattoli V, Ciofani G.
Adv Healthc Mater. 2015 Aug 5;4(11):1681-90. doi: 10.1002/adhm.201500235.

Cetyl palmitate is a chemical compound, fatty ester derived from palmitic acid.

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, excipient.

Cetyl palmitate studies

Molecular Formula: C₃₂H₆₄O₂

Linear Formula:CH3(CH2)14CO2(CH2)15CH3

Molecular Weight: 480.862 g/mol

CAS: 540-10-3  100231-74-1  95912-87-1

EC Number:208-736-6  306-083-2  309-375-8

UNIII: 5ZA2S6B08X

PubChem Substance ID 329749293

MDL number: MFCD00053739

Synonyms:

• Hexadecyl Palmitate
• Palmityl palmitate
• Hexadecyl hexadecanoate
• n-Hexadecyl hexadecanoate
• Cetin
• Palmitic acid palmityl ester
• Hexadecanoic acid, hexadecyl ester
• palmitic acid, cetyl ester
• Hexadecanoic acid hexadecyl ester
• Schercemol CP
• Standamul 1616
• Crodamol CP
• hexadecanyl hexadecanoate
• Waxenol 815
• Kessco 653
• Radia 7500