이 원료는 알라닌, 알지닌, 아스파틱애씨드, 글라이신, 히스티딘, 라이신, 프롤린, 세린 또는 발린 중 둘 이상의 아미노산으로 구성된 합성 펩타이드의 팔미틱애씨드에스터이다.

Palmitoyl Oligopeptide is the product obtained by the reaction of palmitic acid with either a tripeptide consisting of gly-his-lys, or a hexapeptide consisting of val-gly-val-ala-pro-gly. The INCI Name, Palmitoyl Oligopeptide, originally developed in 1994, was designated with a retired status in 2013. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the name Palmitoyl Oligopeptide will be retained in the retired monograph, and also published with the new name assignments which are either Palmitoyl Tripeptide-1 or Palmitoyl Hexapeptide-12.: This ingredient is a synthetic combination of palmitic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acids with two or more amino acids.

本品は、アラニン（＊）、アルギニン（＊）、アスパラギン酸（＊）、グリシン（＊）、ヒスチジン（＊）、リシン（＊）、プロリン（＊）、セリン（＊）及びバリン（＊）の中から選ばれた２種以上のアミノ酸からなる合成ペプチドのパルミチン酸アミド（＊）である。