Vitamin C Palmitate

Vitamin C Palmitate: What is it?

Vitamin C palmitate (Ascorbyl Palmitate), chemically known as L-ascorbic acid-6-palmitate, is a fat-soluble vitamin C derivative synthesized through esterification. It typically appears as a white to pale yellow powder and exhibits unique solubility characteristics: it is poorly soluble in water but readily soluble in organic solvents such as ethanol and oils. Compared to ordinary water-soluble vitamin C, this derivative demonstrates superior stability, showing significantly enhanced resistance to light, oxygen, and high temperatures, making it more suitable for applications in product systems requiring long-term storage. Thanks to its dual advantages of fat solubility and high stability, vitamin C palmitate is widely used in food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and health supplements. It serves as a highly effective antioxidant to extend product shelf life and as an active ingredient for nutritional fortification and skin care.

YTBIO: Providing High-Quality Vitamin C palmitate and Services

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Vitamin C Palmitate: Core Benefits

The efficacy of vitamin C palmitate stems from its unique fat-soluble molecular structure, allowing it to act more effectively on the lipid environment and stably exert its biological activity.

1. Deep and Long-Lasting Antioxidant

This is its core benefit. As a fat-soluble antioxidant, it can embed itself in the lipid bilayer, including cell membranes, directly targeting the "hotspots" of free radical generation. It effectively neutralizes various free radicals, including peroxide and hydroxyl radicals, effectively interrupting the chain reaction of lipid peroxidation, thereby protecting cell structures from oxidative damage and delaying functional aging.

2. Promotes Collagen Synthesis and Maintenance

In the body, it can be converted into bioactive vitamin C, an essential cofactor for collagen synthesis. By promoting the synthesis of type I and type III collagen, it helps increase tissue elasticity and firmness, supporting the maintenance of fullness and youthfulness.

3. Assists in Skin Repair and Soothing

With its antioxidant and gentle properties, it helps reduce minor damage to tissues caused by external environmental stimuli (such as UV rays). By alleviating oxidative stress, it indirectly creates a more favorable environment for the self-repair of damaged areas and provides a soothing effect.

4. Indirectly Brightens and Evens Skin Tone

Its brightening effect is achieved mainly through two pathways: first, through its antioxidant properties, it reduces pigmentation caused by oxidative stress; second, it may intervene in the melanin production process to some extent. Although its direct inhibitory effect may be weaker than some specialized ingredients, it provides fundamental support for an even and radiant overall skin tone.

5. Nutritional Support at the Cell Membrane Level

Due to its lipid solubility, it can participate more directly in the maintenance of cell structure and function based on lipids. The vitamin C released after enzymatic hydrolysis can continue to perform its classic physiological functions, such as participating in other biosynthetic reactions and redox metabolism in the body, providing support for normal cell function.

In summary, the efficacy of vitamin C palmitate is a synergistic system: based on "lipid-soluble antioxidants," it works through multiple pathways, including protecting membrane structure, promoting collagen production, and indirectly intervening in pigment metabolism, to achieve a comprehensive effect of resisting aging, maintaining elasticity, and even skin texture.

Vitamin C Palmitate: Applications Across Multiple Industries

1. Food Science and Engineering

In this field, it primarily plays the role of a "dual-effect expert." Firstly, it is a highly effective quality protector, particularly suitable for oil-rich food systems (such as vegetable oils, baked goods, meat products, and snacks). By effectively inhibiting lipid oxidation, it fundamentally delays food rancidity and flavor deterioration, significantly extending shelf life. Secondly, it is also a smart nutrition designer. In lipid-based foods where it is inconvenient to add water-soluble vitamin C (such as infant formula and functional dairy products), it can act as a fat-soluble nutritional fortifier, cleverly integrating into the product matrix to supplement consumers with vitamin C while promoting the absorption of trace elements such as iron.

2. Cosmetics and Skin

In the personal care industry, its value lies in the combination of "active repair" and "passive defense." On the one hand, as an active ingredient, its lipid solubility allows it to penetrate the skin barrier and act directly on cell membranes, exerting its biological functions of scavenging free radicals and promoting collagen synthesis, thus providing positive effects in anti-aging, brightening skin tone, and improving skin elasticity. On the other hand, it also acts as a protector of formulations, preventing the oxidation of oil components in products such as creams and serums, thereby maintaining the freshness, color, and efficacy stability of the products.

3. Pharmaceuticals and Nutritional Supplements

In this field, it exhibits a "multi-functional auxiliary" characteristic. In formulation, it is used as a stabilizer and synergist, protecting certain easily oxidized active pharmaceutical ingredients and improving the stability and shelf life of drugs. As a dietary supplement, it provides a gentle vitamin C supplementation option, especially suitable for those sensitive to the acidity of regular vitamin C. Furthermore, its unique antioxidant properties have led to its exploration in specific nutritional support programs targeting oxidative stress-related health problems.

4. Industrial and Animal Nutrition

Its applications even extend to a wider range of industrial applications. In animal nutrition, it is added to feed to enhance its antioxidant properties and ensure healthy animal growth. In some industrial products (such as high-grade lubricants and polymer materials), it is also used as an antioxidant additive to slow down the oxidative degradation of the substrate during processing and storage.

Skincare Ingredient: Why is Ascorbyl Palmitate, a Favorite Among Lipid-Soluble Vitamin C, a Formulator's Choice?

In contemporary skincare, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is widely recognized as a classic antioxidant. However, it has inherent limitations such as poor stability, high water solubility, and difficulty penetrating the skin barrier. To overcome these challenges, Vitamin C undergoes esterification to combine with palmitic acid, forming a lipid-soluble derivative—Ascorbyl Palmitate. This structural modification not only expands its applications but also makes it a highly favored key ingredient in formulation design and efficacy realization.

Novel Structure: Synergistic Combination of Vitamin C and Palmitic Acid

The synthesis of Ascorbyl Palmitate marks the birth of a novel Vitamin C derivative that combines functionality and stability. In its molecular structure, Vitamin C contributes its core activities of antioxidation and promoting collagen synthesis, while palmitic acid endows it with excellent lipid solubility, making it easier to integrate into the skin's lipid structure. This combination not only solves the problem of the easy inactivation of proto-Vitamin C in formulations but also improves the bioavailability of the ingredient.

Multiple Advantages from Formulation to Experience

1. Formulation Stability

Traditional L-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is extremely sensitive to light, heat, and oxygen, easily leading to product discoloration and decreased efficacy. Vitamin C palmitate, with its stable esterification structure, significantly improves tolerance in oil-phase systems, helping to maintain the long-lasting activity and stable appearance of the formulation. Furthermore, this ingredient can enhance the antioxidant efficacy of Vitamin E, forming a synergistic protective system and improving the overall anti-aging ability of the formulation.

2. Skin Permeability

As a lipid-soluble ingredient, vitamin C palmitate can effectively penetrate the stratum corneum, reaching deep into the skin cell membrane and fibroblast level to release its activity. Its core mechanism lies in its gradual conversion into active Vitamin C under the action of enzymes, thereby exerting a targeted effect locally. Main effects include:

Highly effective antioxidant: Directly acts on free radicals in the lipid environment, inhibiting photoaging caused by oxidative stress;

Promotes collagen synthesis: Activates fibroblasts, enhancing the production of collagen and elastin fibers;

Improves skin tone and barrier function: Indirectly inhibits pigmentation through antioxidant mechanisms, while enhancing the skin's water-locking ability, achieving the dual goals of brightening the skin tone and maintaining a healthy skin barrier.

Future Prospects: A Key Component in Functional Skincare

As consumers increasingly demand scientific rigor and effectiveness in skincare products, vitamin C palmitate, with its stability, permeability, and multi-functionality, will continue to play a vital role in anti-aging, antioxidant, and barrier-repairing products. It can be used not only as an independent active ingredient but also as a platform ingredient to enhance the overall performance of formulations, thereby strengthening the product's comprehensive competitiveness.

The research and application of vitamin C palmitate reflects the achievements of cosmetic science in ingredient modification. Through structural optimization, it overcomes the limitations of vitamin C in terms of stability and absorption while retaining its activity, becoming a crucial bridge between basic research and product realization. Whether as a core active ingredient or a synergistic enhancer, vitamin C palmitate demonstrates its irreplaceable value in modern skincare formulations, making it a representative ingredient with both theoretical depth and broad application.

FAQ

Q: What are the specific details about YTBIO's Vitamin C Palmitate?

A: Our Vitamin C Palmitate is a high-purity (≥98%), fat-soluble Vitamin C derivative. It is a white powder that combines the powerful antioxidant activity of Vitamin C with excellent fat solubility and high chemical stability, making it widely used in cosmetics, food, and health supplements.

Q: What are the key certifications for your product?

A: We hold cGMP, ISO22000, ISO9001, EU & NOP organic certifications, Kosher, BRC, Halal, HACCP, and many other authoritative certifications, ensuring the quality and safety of our products from raw materials to finished products.

Q: What are the advantages of its properties in applications?

A: Fat solubility means our product dissolves easily in oil-based systems. In cosmetics, it can penetrate the stratum corneum more effectively for deeper action; in food, it can be evenly dispersed in oils, providing more efficient antioxidant protection; it also makes it easy to process in oil-based formulations.

Q: How does YTBIO guarantee product quality and continuous supply?

A: YTBIO has a rigorous quality control system, coupled with international certifications such as cGMP and ISO, ensuring that every batch of products possesses excellent purity and stability. We have a robust supply chain and large-scale production capabilities, enabling us to provide you with long-term, stable supplies of bulk goods, making us a strategic partner you can trust.

Q: Can you provide samples?

A: Of course. We are happy to provide you with free samples so you can evaluate the quality of our products. Samples are free, but you will be responsible for the shipping costs.

Q: What is the delivery time? How is logistics handled?

A: After receiving payment, we typically prepare and ship your product within 3-5 business days. We can arrange ocean freight, air freight, or international express delivery based on your needs. We work with trusted logistics partners to ensure safe and timely delivery of your goods to your designated port or address.

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