C20-22 Alcohols
Fatty Alcohol
Fatty alcohols (like cetyl, stearyl, or cetearyl alcohol) are moisturizing ingredients that help thicken products. Despite the similar name, they're nothing like drying alcohols. Some people find them pore-clogging, but many tolerate them well.
Explained
C20-22 Alcohols is a fatty alcohol.
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What it does
Emulsion Stabilising
Stabiliziing emulsion, making two non-mixable ingredients stable
Prevalence
Less common
Percentage of products that contain it
0.2%
Top categories
Sunscreens
Moisturizers
Treatments
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 50%
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
54907
INCI Name
C20-22 ALCOHOLS
EC #
 292-327-2
All Functions
Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Viscosity Controlling
