Ingredients / Stearyl Alcohol
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Stearyl Alcohol

Explained

Stearyl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol from stearic acid. It is a white, waxy compound used to emulsify ingredients.

Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. Emollients help soothe and hydrate the skin by trapping moisture.

They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent alcohols. FDA allows products labeled "alcohol-free" to have fatty alcohols.

See all 3,171 products with Stearyl Alcohol

Comedogenic Rating
2
Irritancy Rating
2
Users who like it
8%
Users who avoid it
92%

What it does

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

Alternative names

Octadecan-1-Ol

Prevalence

Uncommon Percentage of products that contain it
3.6%
Top categories
Moisturizers
Haircare
Cleansers
Position Predominant list placement
Top 25%
Concentration Concentrations we've seen
6% to 8%

References

egrove.olemiss.edu www.cosmeticsinfo.org www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Products with Stearyl Alcohol

EG Stada Nizoral 2% Cream Ketoconazole
EG Stada
Nizoral 2% Cream Ketoconazole
Body Treatment
Concentration: 7.5%
Pierre Fabre Dermatologie Miclast 1% Cream Ciclopirox Olamine
Pierre Fabre Dermatologie
Miclast 1% Cream Ciclopirox Olamine
Prescription
Concentration: 5.75%
S&R Farmaceutici Dafnegin 1% Vaginal Cream Ciclopirox Olamine
S&R Farmaceutici
Dafnegin 1% Vaginal Cream Ciclopirox Olamine
Prescription
Concentration: 5.75%
CeraVe Hydrating Facial Cleanser
CeraVe
Hydrating Facial Cleanser
Face Cleanser
The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
The Ordinary
Natural Moisturizing Factors + HA
General Moisturizer
Vanicream Daily Facial Moisturizer
Vanicream
Daily Facial Moisturizer
General Moisturizer
Retin-A (Tretinoin) Retin-A 0.025% (Tretinoin)
Retin-A (Tretinoin)
Retin-A 0.025% (Tretinoin)
Prescription
Lion Pair Acne Cream W
Lion
Pair Acne Cream W
Facial Treatment
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream
Haruharu Wonder
Black Rice Bakuchiol Eye Cream
Eye Moisturizer
Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream with Squalane
Kiehl's
Ultra Facial Cream with Squalane
General Moisturizer
Retin-A (Tretinoin) Retin-A (Tretinoin) Cream 0.05%
Retin-A (Tretinoin)
Retin-A (Tretinoin) Cream 0.05%
Prescription
La Roche-Posay Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer UV SPF 30
La Roche-Posay
Toleriane Double Repair Face Moisturizer UV SPF 30
Sunscreen
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CosIng Data

CosIng ID 38319
INCI Name STEARYL ALCOHOL
INN Name stearyl alcohol
EC #  204-017-6
Ph. Eur. Name alcohol stearylicus
All Functions Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Foam Boosting, Masking, Opa CI Fying, Refatting, Surfactant, Viscosity Controlling