How to Use palmitate in a Sentence

palmitate

noun
  • In the retinyl palmitate mouse study, the mice were exposed to UV rays, but did not have on sunscreen.
    Dr. Leslie Baumann, miamiherald, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Retinyl palmitate is the lightest and most gentle form.
    Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In the past, pure retinol was combined with a fatty acid called palmitic acid to formulate pro-retinol, giving it the scientific name retinyl palmitate.
    Devon Abelman, Allure, 4 Sep. 2021
  • Throughout my range, there’s Vitamin A in many different forms, from retinal palmitate to retinol.
    April Long, Town & Country, 15 May 2019
  • Isopropyl palmitate targets the root of the fungus within your skin and nails, helping to permanently remove the fungus from your body.
    James Robinson, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Retinyl palmitate and retinaldehyde are weaker, less-irritating forms of retinol.
    Allure, 17 Aug. 2018
  • Other types of emollients include lecithin, isopropyl myristate and isopropyl palmitate.
    Nia Decaille, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Both retinyl palmitate and retinaldehyde are also considered retinoids.
    Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2020
  • This includes: salicylic acid, kaolin (commonly found in clay masks), sulfur, retinyl palmitate (a retinol derivative), and glycolic acid to smooth skin.
    Ashley Weatherford, The Cut, 7 Aug. 2017
  • What’s the deal: An antioxidant that prevents oils from turning rancid, ascrobyl palmitate comes from combining vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and palmitic acid from fat.
    Magdalena Puniewska, Bon Appetit, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Wang investigated these claims, along with concerns about another sunscreen substance, retinyl palmitate, that has been linked to cancer.
    Nick Stockton, WIRED, 6 July 2015
  • Plus, there are different types of retinoids that can work better for sensitive skin, including retinol, retinaldehyde, retinyl palmitate or retinyl propionate.
    Dori Price, Good Housekeeping, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Most of the debate focuses on two common sunscreen ingredients: Retinyl palmitate and oxybenzone.
    Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 17 July 2012
  • However, compared to the self-tanning ingredient dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which turns the outer layer of skin dark in a matter of hours, dihydroxy methylchromonyl palmitate can take as long as 10 days.
    Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Common derivatives, like ascorbyl palmitate and tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, tend to be more stable than pure ascorbic acid but slower acting.
    Allure, 17 Aug. 2018
  • These may list ingredients such as saponified vegetable oils, sodium palmitate, sodium cocoate or sodium hydroxide.
    Chiara Butler, Good Housekeeping, 29 June 2022
  • EWG representatives say parents and consumers should use caution with two ingredients, oxybenzone and retinyl palmitate.
    Robert Jimison, CNN, 23 May 2017
  • Dihydroxy methylchromonyl palmitate is a self-tanning ingredient which helps increase melanin production when used topically.
    Kirbie Johnson, Allure, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Opt for formulas that are free of insect repellents or derivatives of vitamin A (retinyl palmitate, retinol, retinyl acetate, retinyl linoleate, and retinoic acid), which can cause increased skin photosensitivity and oxidative damage.
    Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2019

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