Reference

Final report on the safety assessment of octyl palmitate, cetyl palmitate and isopropyl palmitate

Final report on the safety assessment of octyl palmitate, cetyl palmitate and isopropyl palmitate. (Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Associaton, Washington, DC, USA). J. Am. Coll. Toxicol., 1(2), 13-35 (English) 1982. CODEN: JACTDZ. ISSN: 0730-0913. DOCUMENT TYPE: Journal; General Review CA Section: 62 (Essential Oils and Cosmetics) Section cross-reference(s): 1, 4 A review with 78 refs. on properties, anal., use and biol. properties including toxicity of octyl [16958-85-3], cetyl [540-10-3], and iso-Pr palmitate [142-91-6] which were judged safe as cosmetic ingredients in presently used concns.

Nail conditioner

Nail conditioner. Smith, Walter P.; Nacht, Sergio (Richardson-Vicks, Inc., USA). Eur. Pat. Appl. EP 106173 A2 25 Apr 1984, 13 pp. DESIGNATED STATES: R: AT, BE, CH, DE, FR, GB, IT, LI, LU, NL, SE. (English). (European Patent Organization). CODEN: EPXXDW. CLASS: IC: A61K007-04. APPLICATION: EP 83-109137 15 Sep 1983. PRIORITY: US 82-419023 16 Sep 1982. DOCUMENT TYPE: Patent CA Section: 62 (Essential Oils and Cosmetics) A nail moisturizer and cuticle softener contains hydrolyzed animal protein (sol. collagen) 0.6-10.0, urea [57-13-6] 0.6-10.0, Na lauryl sulfate [151-21-3] 0.06-2.5, mineral oil 2.0-7.8, cholesterol [57-88-5] 0.8-1.2, and lipid 4.5-7.3 parts by wt. in an aq. emulsion. The lipid consists of cetyl alc. [36653-82-4], cetyl palmitate [540-10-3], and salts of palmitic and stearic acid or their mixt. In addn., the aq. phase contains a thickener or gelling agent, preservative, nonionic emulsifier, and alkali to pH 7.1-7.6, and the oil phase contains a preservative and emollients. A pH 7.6 cream contained: sol. collagen 1.0, urea 1.0, Na lauryl sulfate 0.1, octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol [9036-19-5] 1.0, mineral oil 5.0, lanolin oil 2.0, cetyl palmitate 1.0, cetyl alc. 2.0, stearic acid 2.5, cholesterol 1.0, triethanolamine 1.5, imidazolidinylurea 0.25, carbopol 934 (thickener) 0.2, coloring 0.12, fragrance 0.4, and H2O to 100%.