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Home/Compounds/cosmetic_ingredient/Cetostearyl alcohol
C34H72O2
512.9 g/mol
cosmetic_ingredient

Cetearyl alcohol

CAS8005-44-5
Category
cosmetic_ingredient
Compound Class
Alcohol
Primary Use
Emulsion stabilizer and viscosity-increasing agent

Cetearyl alcohol is a mixture of fatty alcohols, primarily composed of cetyl and stearyl alcohols. It serves as an emulsion stabilizer and viscosity-increasing agent in cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations.

Emulsion stabilizerViscosity-increasing agentEmollient in skin care formulations

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Related Compounds

StrongSame Parent

Stearyl alcohol

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antifoam agent and lubricant

StrongSame Parent

AX 71

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surfactant or emulsifier

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

1-decanol

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chemical intermediate for plasticizers and lubricants

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

Nonadecanol

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long-chain primary fatty alcohol

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

1-heptadecanol

CAS1454-85-9

cosmetic ingredient

StrongStructure SimilarSimilarity 1.00

1-pentadecanol

CAS629-76-5

Surfactant and chemical intermediate

ReferenceSame Category

Alpha-arbutin

CAS84380-01-8

Skin lightening agent

ReferenceSame Category

Phenylethyl resorcinol

CAS85-27-8

Skin whitening agent

Identifiers
IUPAC Name

hexadecan-1-ol;octadecan-1-ol

InChIKey

UBHWBODXJBSFLH-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES

CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO.CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCO

Synonyms (7)
  • Cetearyl alcohol
  • Cetostearyl alcohol
  • Cetyl/stearyl alcohol
  • LANETTE AOK
  • hexadecan-1-ol;octadecan-1-ol

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