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Skin Conditioning

7-DEHYDROCHOLESTERYL PALMITATE

78

Safety score · 0–100

Fine

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

An ester of provitamin D3 (7-dehydrocholesterol) and palmitic acid. Used as a skin-conditioning lipid that mimics native skin sterols. Limited public data, but no flagged hazards.

Function

SKIN PROTECTINGUV FILTER

Skin benefits

  • Supports skin barrier lipids
  • Provitamin D3 precursor structurally
  • Conditioning emollient
  • Generally well tolerated

Known concerns

  • Limited published cosmetic safety data
  • Animal/lanolin-derived in some grades

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry: regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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