STEARYL ALCOHOL
Stearyl alcohol is the English name recorded for STEARYL ALCOHOL. The entry lists Octadecan-1-ol as a chemical designation, providing an additional technical reference for identifying the ingredient beyond the form used in an INCI list.
STEARYL ALCOHOL: what it is
Stearyl alcohol is the English name recorded for STEARYL ALCOHOL. The entry lists Octadecan-1-ol as a chemical designation, providing an additional technical reference for identifying the ingredient beyond the form used in an INCI list.
CAS number 112-92-5 and EC number 204-017-6 accompany that designation. These identifiers help recognise the substance in the record without stating origin, concentration or performance in a specific formulation.
STEARYL ALCOHOL: what it does in cosmetics
STEARYL ALCOHOL is classified as SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING, EMULSION STABILISING, SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING, FRAGRANCE, OPACIFYING, REFATTING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING and VISCOSITY CONTROLLING. The entry brings together conditioning, emulsifying, stabilising, foam-boosting, fragrance, opacifying, refatting and viscosity-controlling categories.
Those classifications describe technical roles that may be assigned to the ingredient in a formula. They do not show which role was used in a package, the amount employed, final texture or the result of a product.
STEARYL ALCOHOL: conditions and care
This entry does not provide a cosmetic restriction, maximum concentration, condition of use or other regulation for STEARYL ALCOHOL. There is also no accompanying text from which a numerical limit or particular condition of use could be established.
The absence of those fields refers only to the information available in this record. It is not a safety assessment and does not confirm that no care or limits exist outside the entry shown.
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