CETEARYL ALCOHOL
CETEARYL ALCOHOL is a cosmetic ingredient name. SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT | SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING | EMULSION STABILISING | SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING | OPACIFYING | SURFACTANT - CLEANSING | VISCOSITY CONTROLLING. CAS 67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5.
What it is
Cetearyl alcohol is the English name used for CETEARYL ALCOHOL in the INCI nomenclature. The available technical description identifies it as Alcohols, C16-18, preserving the C16 to C18 alcohol designation recorded in the entry. The identification also includes CAS numbers 67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5 and EC number 267-008-6 / -. These details help define the record even though no additional chemical name is provided.
What it does in a formula
CETEARYL ALCOHOL brings together the classifications SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING, EMULSION STABILISING, SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING, OPACIFYING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING and VISCOSITY CONTROLLING. The record relates it to emollient conditioning as well as emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, opacifying and viscosity control. Surfactant functions also appear in two distinct contexts: foam boosting and cleansing. This combination describes the range of roles recorded for the ingredient without stating concentration, compatibility or an effect for a finished product.
Conditions and care
The record provides no cosmetic restriction, maximum concentration, condition of use or additional regulation for CETEARYL ALCOHOL. It also gives no specific limit associated with the displayed CAS and EC identifiers. The absence of these fields is not a safety assessment. It only defines what is documented in this record and does not establish conditions of use beyond the available information.
Chemical description
Alcohols, C16-18
Products containing this ingredient
The list follows the composition declared by the source record and preserves the name found there.
