Cetyl Alcohol in Skincare
Roles: Emollient, Emulsifying agent, Emulsion stabilizer, Foam booster, Fragrance ingredient, Masking, Surfactant, Viscosity controlling agent
Effects: Softening, Comedogenic rating2
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol. It’s responsible for making your skin soft and improving product thickness. It makes the product easier to apply and feel richer. Though it contains the word “Alcohol” in its title, the component doesn’t belong to harmful alcohols. That’s why a product with this component can still be marked as Alcohol-free. Usually, manufacturers receive this component from coconut or palm oil.
Safety
Comedogenicity:
0
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2
3
4
5
Products with Cetyl Alcohol
Total found: 2445
Positioning
0%
1
4.8%
2
5.3%
3
7.7%
4
7.1%
5
9.6%
6
8.2%
7
6.8%
8
6.4%
9
5.3%
10
5.5%
11
3.8%
12
3.2%
13
2.7%
14
1.9%
15
1.7%
16
2.2%
17
1.6%
18
1.8%
19
1.4%
20
1.1%
21
1.3%
22
0.9%
23
1%
24
0.5%
25
0.4%
26
0.9%
27
0.6%
28
0.4%
29
0.6%
30
0.4%
31
0.2%
32
0.2%
33
0.7%
34
0.2%
35
0.2%
36
0.3%
37
0.2%
38
0.2%
39
0.4%
40
0.4%
41
0.1%
42
0.2%
43
0.1%
44
0.2%
45
0%
46
0.1%
47
0.1%
48
0.1%
49
0.1%
50
0.1%
52
0%
53
0.1%
54
0%
55
0%
57
0.1%
58
0.1%
60
0%
61
0%
63
0%
64
0%
65
0%
71
0.1%
73
0%
78
0%
85
0%
94