Triethanolamine palmitate

Triethanolamine palmitate (CAS 49719-60-0), also known as TEA-Palmitate, is an amine salt of palmitic acid used as an emulsifier and surfactant in personal care and industrial formulations.

Where is Triethanolamine palmitate used?

• Personal care: emulsifying agent in creams, lotions, and cleansing formulations
• Coatings and adhesives: improves pigment dispersion and substrate wetting, supporting uniform film formation
• Textile and leather processing: softening and wetting aid for fiber and hide penetration
• Industrial fluids: incorporated into corrosion inhibitor formulations to protect metal surfaces through surface-active adsorption
• It enables stable oil-in-water emulsions and improves wetting and dispersion in complex systems.

Good to know: Specifications are generally aligned to application requirements rather than pharmacopeial standards like USP, FCC, Ph. Eur., BP, EP, or ACS. Buyers should confirm purity and acid value with suppliers when qualifying for formulation use.

Commercial specifications

• Purity and acid value to be confirmed with suppliers
• Cosmetic-grade and technical-grade material available