Cetearyl Alcohol
Also listed as: Alcool Cétéarylique, Cetearyl Alkohol, Cetearyl Alcohol/Alcool Cétéarylique, Cetearyl Alcool
A fatty alcohol that thickens creams and makes them feel rich. It is a wax, not a drying alcohol.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNot sureplant or 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
Cetearyl alcohol is a blend of cetyl and stearyl alcohols, both waxy solids made from vegetable oils or, less often, from animal fat. It gives lotions their body and stops the water and oil from separating.
The word alcohol confuses people. Fatty alcohols soften the skin; they are the opposite of the drying alcohols like Alcohol Denat. That is why it never counts against the alcohol-free check. Its plant or animal origin is not stated on the label, so it makes the vegan check say not sure.
Functions: emollient, thickener, emulsion stabiliser
Products with Cetearyl Alcohol
in 1,958 products
- no photoTandheM Advanced Facial CreamTandheM · face cream
Babyganics Kids SPF 50 Mineral SunscreenBabyganics · sunscreen- no photoCelenes Sea Buckthorn Yaşlanma Karşıtı El Bakım KremiCelenes · hand cream
Ole Henriksen Banana Bright+ Eye CrèmeOle Henriksen · eye cream- no photoCeraVe Intensive Moisturizing LotionCeraVe · body moisturizer
- no photoBe Silk elixirBe
L'Oréal Elvive caída resist x3L'Oréal
Garnier Fructis Алоэ SuperfoodGarnier
Garnier FRUCTIS - Banana Hair FoodGarnier · hair treatment
Unilever Norge As Dove Balsam Restoring RitualUnilever Norge As · hair conditioner- no photoHonest Calm Conditioner LavenderHonest · hair conditioner
Dove deo bio pdp bil ginx2Dove · deodorant- no photoThalia Natural Beauty Thalia Kokteyl Vücut Losyonu AhududuThalia Natural Beauty · body moisturizer
- no photoLacura Deodorant Feeling FreshLacura · antiperspirant
- no photoBalea Beauty Expert NMF Base Face CreamBalea · face cream
Mavex Foot Daily Care CreamMavex · foot care- no photoTRESemme Keratin Smooth ConditionerTRESemme · hair conditioner
- no photoL'Oréal Paris L’Oréal Paris Elseve Extraordinary Clay Pre-Shampoo Clay MaskL'Oréal Paris · shampoo
- no photoYves rocher Lait réparateur au beurre de karité peaux extra sèchesYves rocher · cream or lotion
- no photoCien Crème de jour anti-âge Gold (Or 1%)Cien · anti-aging face care
A-Derma BiologyA-Derma · body moisturizer- no photoSerpol-Cosmetics Patrycja Serwatka X-tra BodylotionSerpol-Cosmetics Patrycja Serwatka · body moisturizer
- no photoRoger & Gallet L'HommeRoger & Gallet · antiperspirant
- no photoInell (Leclerc) Inell crème de soin visage et corpsInell (Leclerc) · cream or lotion
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In the EU ingredient database
- skin conditioning - emollient
- surfactant - emulsifying
- emulsion stabilising
- surfactant - foam boosting
- opacifying
- surfactant - cleansing
- viscosity controlling
- skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- surfactant - foam boosting: Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
CAS 67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5 · EC 267-008-6 / -
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.