The actives and the oils
Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Ethylhexyl palmitate is an ester made from palmitic acid, a fatty acid usually taken from palm oil, and 2-ethylhexanol. It is a light, dry-feeling oil.
- On a list as
- Ethylhexyl Palmitate
- What it does
- Emollient: slip and a silky finish
- Where it comes from
- Usually palm oil
- Vegan?
- Depends on the source
Why it’s in a formula
It gives powders and lip products their slip, helps pigments spread, and leaves a silky rather than greasy finish.
- Some lists of pore-clogging ingredients include it. Those ratings come from older tests on rabbit ears and don't predict well what happens on a human face, but if you're breakout-prone, patch-test.
Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 14 pieces.
L'Anticerne
Crème Concealer
$52
Listed as Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Not vegan: lanolin (as acetylated lanolin alcohol)
La Teinte
Lip Gloss Stain
$40
Listed as Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Not vegan in every shade: beeswax in sixteen of its twenty-two shades, and most may contain carmine; Shy, Cinnamon, Rose, Firedown and Dazzle read vegan
Framboise Bleue
Blue Raspberry Lip Scrub — 15ml
$18
Listed as Ethylhexyl Palmitate
Vegan, going by its list
Questions
Does ethylhexyl palmitate clog pores?
It appears on some comedogenic lists, but those lists are based on old animal tests that don't translate reliably to people. In finished makeup it rarely causes problems; patch-test if you're prone to breakouts.
Is ethylhexyl palmitate vegan?
Usually, since palmitic acid is mostly taken from palm oil, though a list doesn't name the source.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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