Hér er á ferðinni rakagefandi (humectant) og mýkjandi (emollient) efni. Það er þannig að finna í mörgum rakakremum (moisturizers) og smyrslum (ointments).
Efnið binst auðveldlega hárrótum og er því oft að finna í hárlöðri (shampoos) og hárnæringum (hair conditioners).
Panthenol er álitið geta bætt sárgróningu og er því stundum að finna í þessum tilgangi í lyfja- og snyrtivörum ekki síst í vörum sem ætlaðar eru til nota til meðferðar sólarbruna (sunburns) og mildra bruna.
Panthenol gengur oft undir samheitinu dexpanthenol en jafnframt a.m.k. undir eftirfarandi heitum:
- (+)-Panthenol (R)-2,4-Dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxy-propyl)- 3,3-dimethylbutanamide
- 2,4-Dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3- dimethylbutanamide, (R)-
- 2,4-Dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3- dimethylbutyramide, D-(+)-
- 4-04-00-01652 (Handbók Beilsteins)
- Alcopan-250
- alpha,gamma-Dihydroxy-N-(3- hydroxypropyl)-beta,betadimethylbutyramide, D-(+)-
- Bepanthen
- Bepanthene
- Bepantol
- BRN 1724947
- Butanamide, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3- hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethyl-, (R)- Butyramide, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3- hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethyl-, D-(+)-
- CCRIS 3947
- Cozyme
- D-(+)-2,4-Dihydroxy-N-(3- hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide
- D(+)-alpha,gamma-Dihydroxy-N-(3- hydroxypropyl)-beta,betadimethylbutyramide
- d(+)-Panthenol
- D-P-A Injection
- D-Panthenol
- D-Panthenol 50
- d-Pantothenol
- D(+)-Pantothenyl alcohol
- d-Pantothenyl alcohol
- Dexpantenol
- Dexpantenol (spænska)
- Dexpanthenol
- Dexpanthenolum
- Dexpanthenolum (latína)
- Dextro pantothenyl alcohol
DL-Panthenol
- EINECS 201-327-3
- HSDB 296
- Ilopan
- Intrapan
- Motilyn
- NSC 302962
- Panadon
- Pantenyl
- Panthoderm
- Pantol
- Pantothenol
- Pantothenol, D-
- Pantothenyl alcohol
- Pantothenylol
- Penthenol
- Propanolamine, N-pantoyl-
- Provitamin B
- Provitamin B5
- Synapan
- Thenalton
- Urupan
- Varitan
- Zentinic
