Cetyl Alcohol
Our database has 259 products that contain Cetyl Alcohol.
Ingredient Description
A type of fatty alcohol obtained naturally or synthetically. It helps to soften skin and can be used for keeping ingredients together or adding volume. Alternate name: Hexadecan-1-ol
What it is:
form of
Fatty Alcohol
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- Cetyl Alcohol is a somewhat common cosmetic ingredient.
- 9% of products in our database contain it.
Products With Cetyl Alcohol:
Ingredient Functions
| Emollient | having the quality of softening or soothing the skin. |
| Emulsifying | the act of emulsion: a suspension of small globules of one liquid in a second liquid with which the first will not mix |
| Emulsion Stabilising | stabiliziing emulsion, making two non-mixable ingredients stable |
| Masking | obscuring or blocking |
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 32596
- INCI Name: CETYL ALCOHOL
- INN Name: cetyl alcohol
- EC #: Â 253-149-0
- Ph. Eur. Name: alcohol cetylicus
- All Functions: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Foam Boosting, Masking, Opacifying, Surfactant, Viscosity Controlling