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Description: CETYL ALCOHOL — fatty alcohol — emollient, thickener, emulsion stabilizer (not drying like ethanol).

All Functions: fatty alcohol — emollient, thickener, emulsion stabilizer (not drying like ethanol)

Quick Facts:

  • Category: emollient
  • Comedogenic Rating: 2/5

🧪 CETYL ALCOHOL

Chemical structure of CETYL ALCOHOL

CETYL ALCOHOL

CAS Number: 36653-82-4

Also Known As:

Category: emollient

EC Number: 253-149-0

Hexadecan-1-ol

CETYL ALCOHOL is an emollient ingredient used in skincare formulations.

fatty alcohol — emollientthickeneremulsion stabilizer (not drying like ethanol)

🌍 Regulatory Status

EU: No restriction on fileUS: No restriction on fileKorea: Not yet available

📊 Comedogenicity

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2/5

📚 Research & Evidence

PUBMED CITATIONS
N/A
Data sources: EU CosIng

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

No data yet
Per-skin-type data isn’t curated for this ingredient yet.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

No data yet
No known incompatibilities on file for this ingredient.

🧴 Products Containing CETYL ALCOHOL

  • Unilever, Timotei Timotei Brun Intense Après Shampoing Enrichie à l’Extrait de Henné Cheveux Bruns
  • Unilever, Dove Body Lotion Hydro Pflege
  • Unilever, Timotei Après-shampooing Blond lumière
  • Williams Rpk will deo stk 2x75ml
  • Unilever, Vaseline Vaseline Intensive Care Essential Healing Bodylotion
  • Unilever, Vaseline Vaseline Intensive Care Essential Healing Bodylotion
  • Unilever, Dove Derma Spa Sommer Revival
  • Unilever, Dove DermaSpa Intensive
  • Hema Le baume à lèvres
  • Rituals Infinity Organic Mandarin & Mint lotion ultra soignante pour les mains
  • Dove Dove Body Love Rich Nourishment Bodycrème
  • Unilever, Dove Mon coffret douceur
  • Purol Purol Lippenbalsem Stick
  • Unilever, Dove Nutrición Intensiva crema de manos
  • CARE Body lotion
  • Palmolive antiklit
  • Sanex ZERO% lait corps hydratant
  • Plex care Conditioner restoring broken hair bonds
  • lait nourrissant olive et Argan
  • Ésfolio Хз