Cetearyl Alcohol

Ingredient Name: Plant-based Cetostearyl Alcohol (Cetearyl alcohol)

What is it? Cetostearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol that is a mixture of both cetyl and stearyl alcohols, not to be confused with the ethyl-based drying alcohols. It’s commonly used in cosmetics and creams as a natural emulsifier and moisturizer.

Nourishing properties:*

• Helps mix water and oil compounds
• Moisturizes and conditions

*= This information has not been approved by the FDA 

 

 

References

“Cetostearyl Alcohol.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Cetearyl_alcohol/ 

“Stearyl Alcohol.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1-octadecanol.

“Cetyl Alcohol.” National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Database, U.S. National Library of Medicine, pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1-Hexadecanol#section=Top. 

“Cetyl Alcohol Topical : Uses, Side Effects, Interactions, Pictures, Warnings & Dosing.” WebMD, WebMD, www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-32603/cetyl-alcohol-topical/details.