Ingredient Dictionary

CETEARYL ALCOHOL

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 2,685 list it before the 1% line and 567 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 3,214 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 3,214

Definition

Alcohols, C16-18

Cosmetic roles

Boosts latherSURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGKeeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGMakes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING

Safety & regulatory references

Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2005/2006

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Cetearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Isostearyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol, and Behenyl Alcohol

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name セテアリルアルコール: 本品は、セタノール（＊）及びステアリルアルコール（＊）からなる脂肪族アルコールの混合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

CETEARYL ALCOHOLINCI세테아릴알코올Korean label name (MFDS standard)セテアリルアルコールJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 67762-27-0
CAS No.chemical registry number: 67762-27-0 / 8005-44-5
CAS No.chemical registry number: 8005-44-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 267-008-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 267-008-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID0028323

What products actually use it for

What the 257 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

Emulsifier97
Viscosity modifier55
Softener and conditioner32
Surfactant (surface active agent)32
Stabilizing agent19
Opacifer10
Pigment3
Thickening agent3

5 other uses

Foamant2
Intermediate1
Solvent1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Lubricating agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low2

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 5 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Method: other: Magnusson & Kligman, 1969
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Draize Test according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Draize Test according to