Ethylene glycol palmitostearate

BP Ethylene glycol monopalmitostearate PhEur Ethyleneglycol monopalmitostearas 

Solubility soluble in acetone and hot ethanol (95%) practically insoluble in water. 

Ethylene glycol palmitostearate should be stored in a cool, dark place, protected from light. 

Ethylene glycol palmitostearate is used as a stabilizer for water-in-oil emulsions, although it has poor emulsifying properties. It has emollient properties and is also used as an opacifying, thickening, and dispersing agent. 

In cosmetics, ethylene glycol palmitostearate is used as a fatty body for lipsticks, as a pearling agent in opalescent and cream shampoos, and as an additive for tanning lubricants. 

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Table I Pharmacopeial specifications for ethylene glycol palmitostearate.

Ethylene glycol palmitostearate is produced from the condensation of ethylene glycol with stearic acid 50 of vegetable or animal origin. 

Ethylene glycol palmitostearate is mainly used in cosmetics and topical pharmaceutical formulations, where it is generally regarded as a relatively nontoxic and nonirritant material. 

The PhEur 2005 describes ethylene glycol palmitostearate as a mixture of ethylene glycol monoesters and diesters of stearic and palmitic acids, produced from the condensation of ethylene glycol and stearic acid 50, of vegetable or animal origin. 

Ethylene glycol palmitostearate occurs as a white or almost white waxy solid. 

Diethylene glycol monopalmitostearate ethylene glycol mono-palmitate ethylene glycol monostearate glyceryl monostearate glyceryl palmitostearate. 

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