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INCI ingredient

Alcohol Cetoestearilico

Also listed as: Alcohol, álcool Cetoestearílico

Alcohol Cetoestearilico appears on 11 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Alcohol Cetoestearilico appears on 11 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antifoaming, antimicrobial, astringent, fragrance, solvent, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antifoaming
  • antimicrobial
  • astringent
  • fragrance
  • solvent
  • viscosity controlling
  • antifoaming: Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 64-17-5 · EC 200-578-6

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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