Cetyl Alcohol (Mild Cetyl Emollient Alcohol)-CAS 36653-82-4
Product Name: Cetyl Alcohol (Mild Cetyl Emollient Alcohol)
INCI Name: Cetyl Alcohol
Alias: Hexadecanol, 1-Hexadecanol, Cetyl Fatty Alcohol, Palmityl Alcohol, Cosmetic Grade Emollient, Emulsion Thickening Stabilizer, Hair Softening Conditioner
CAS No.: 36653-82-4
Appearance: White flaky or granular waxy solid, pure texture, uniform particles
Grade: Cosmetic Premium Grade
MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity): 25KG
Solubility: Insoluble in water, easily soluble in hot ethanol, ether and various cosmetic grease ester systems.
Storage Condition: Sealed and stored in dry, cool and ventilated warehouse, storage temperature 5–30℃, avoid high temperature, direct sunlight, damp and pressure stacking. Keep tightly sealed after opening to prevent moisture absorption, agglomeration and dust pollution, ensuring stable thickening, moisturizing and stabilizing performance.
Shelf Life: 24 Months
Cetyl Alcohol, Cetyl Fatty Alcohol, Mild Skin Emollient, Cosmetic Thickener, Emulsion Stabilizer, Hair Conditioner, Dry Skin Moisturizer, Non-Irritating Fatty Alcohol, Cream Texture Regulator
Cetyl Alcohol (Mild Cetyl Emollient Alcohol)-CAS 36653-82-4
Cetyl Alcohol is a high-purity mild long-chain fatty alcohol exclusively used in cosmetic gentle formulas.
Different from volatile and irritating small-molecule alcohols, it has no skin degreasing effect and will not cause dryness, redness and sensitivity.
As a multifunctional formula auxiliary material, it perfectly combines emollient moisturizing, thickening shaping and emulsion stabilizing functions.
It can effectively adjust the viscosity and rheological properties of cream and lotion products, make the cream body delicate and uniform, avoid thin and watery texture, and significantly improve product grade and use experience.
Meanwhile, its excellent lubricating and moisturizing properties can repair dry and rough skin and frizzy hair, which is an irreplaceable basic core raw material for mild skin care and daily hair care formulas, and is widely used in high-end clean beauty and sensitive skin gentle cosmetic systems.
Key Benefits
• Mild Zero-Irritation, Non-Degreasing Emollient: Adopts natural high-purity refined raw materials, no volatile irritation, different from ordinary alcohol. It will not destroy skin sebum film, no tight and dry feeling after use, can gently moisturize dry skin, and is friendly to sensitive skin, fragile skin and infant skin formulas.
• Powerful Thickening & Emulsion Stabilization: It can significantly improve the viscosity and thixotropy of cosmetic emulsion systems, effectively solve the problems of oil-water stratification, water precipitation and thin texture of lotions and creams. It stabilizes the formula system in high and low temperature environments, greatly extending product shelf stability.
• Optimize Cream Texture & Upgrade Skin Feel: The unique waxy lubricating structure makes the cream delicate, smooth and creamy, with uniform spreading and no grainy texture. It avoids the shortcomings of stiff and sticky cream of traditional thickeners, bringing soft and velvety skin feel and improving product grade.
• Long-Lasting Moisturizing, Relieve Dry Roughness: It forms a breathable moisturizing oil film on the skin surface to lock moisture for a long time, reduce transepidermal water loss, improve dry peeling and rough texture, and keep skin moist and tender all day long.
• Hair Softening & Frizz Control: It can smooth hair scales, fill dry hair gaps, reduce static friction and hair knotting, effectively improve dry, frizzy and rough hair quality, make hair soft, supple and shiny, and enhance hair care finishing effect.
• Wide Compatibility & Easy Formula Processing: Excellent compatibility with all cosmetic emulsifiers, greases, waxes and active ingredients. It melts evenly at conventional formula temperature, with simple deployment process, stable compounding performance, no adverse reaction, suitable for various complex emulsion formulas.
Applications
• Mild Moisturizing Skin Care Series: Core emollient and stabilizer for sensitive skin moisturizing cream, barrier repair lotion, dry skin nourishing cream and infant skin care products. It moisturizes and soothes skin, stabilizes emulsion system, and achieves mild and long-lasting moisturizing effect.
• Cream & Lotion Texture Shaping: Exclusive thickening and texture regulating raw material for facial cream, body cream, moisturizing milk and essence lotion. It optimizes cream fluidity and uniformity, avoids thin and watery texture, and improves product use grade.
• Professional Hair Care Products: Widely used in hair conditioner, hair mask, hair essential cream and smooth shampoo. It softens hair, controls frizz, reduces static electricity, improves dry and rough hair quality, and creates silky smooth hair texture.
• Emulsion Type Sunscreen & Isolation: Applied in lotion sunscreen, isolation cream and outdoor protective skin care products. It stabilizes sunscreen emulsion system, improves coating smoothness, and makes sunscreen texture more delicate and docile.
• Medical & Gentle Skin Care: Suitable for postoperative repair skin care, medical mild skin care and zero-addition clean beauty formulas. With low irritation and high safety, it meets the formula requirements of high-standard gentle skin care.
• Daily Personal Care Products: Added in hand cream, foot cream, body lotion and other daily care products to improve product moisturizing and softening effect, relieve dry and chapped skin, and improve overall care experience.
Certificate Of Analysis (COA)
Test Item | Standard Specification | Test Result |
Product Name | Cetyl Alcohol | Compliant |
Appearance | White Flaky/Granular Solid, Odorless, No Impurities & Agglomeration | Compliant |
Purity (%) | ≥95.0 | 98.6 |
Melting Point (℃) | 46.0–52.0 | 49.2 |
Acid Value (mgKOH/g) | ≤0.5 | 0.21 |
Saponification Value (mgKOH/g) | ≤1.0 | 0.35 |
Moisture Content (%) | ≤0.3 | 0.12 |
Residue on Ignition (%) | ≤0.1 | 0.04 |
Emulsion Stability | No Stratification, No Water Precipitation, Stable System | Qualified |
Moisturizing & Emollient Performance | Mild & Non-Irritating, Excellent Dry Relief Effect | Qualified |
Heavy Metal (Pb) | ≤1ppm | 0.1ppm |
Arsenic (As) | ≤0.5ppm | Not Detected |
Mercury (Hg) | ≤0.1ppm | Not Detected |
Cadmium (Cd) | ≤0.1ppm | Not Detected |
Total Bacteria | ≤100CFU/g | Qualified |
Pathogenic Bacteria | Negative | Negative |
Conclusion | Conforms to cosmetic grade quality standard | Qualified |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• Q1: What is the MOQ of Cetyl Alcohol?
A1: The standard MOQ is 25KG, support sample orders for formula testing and trial production, and support customized high-purity specifications for mass production.
• Q2: What is the difference between Cetyl Alcohol and ordinary alcohol?
A2: Ordinary small-molecule alcohols are volatile and irritating, easy to degrease and dry the skin. Cetyl Alcohol is a long-chain fatty alcohol, non-volatile and non-irritating, with no degreasing effect. It has moisturizing, thickening and stabilizing effects, which is an upgraded mild functional alcohol for cosmetics.
• Q3: What is the recommended dosage in cosmetic formulas?
A3: Facial cream & body cream: 2.0%–6.0%; Moisturizing lotion: 1.0%–3.5%; Hair conditioner & hair mask: 1.5%–4.0%; Emulsion sunscreen & isolation: 1.0%–3.0%; Mild sensitive skin formulas: 1.0%–2.5%, adjustable according to product texture and stability requirements.
• Q4: Is Cetyl Alcohol suitable for sensitive skin and acne-prone skin?
A4: Yes. It is mild and non-irritating, non-comedogenic, will not block pores or cause skin sensitivity. It can moisturize and repair dry sensitive skin, and is the preferred mild thickening emollient for sensitive skin and acne-prone skin formulas.
• Q5: What formula systems is this product suitable for?
A5: It is suitable for all oil-water emulsion cosmetic systems, including skin care cream/lotion, hair care products, emulsion sunscreen, isolation cream and daily care products. It has excellent compatibility with various emulsifiers and greases, with stable formula performance.
• Q6: What are the formula usage notes?
A6: It is recommended to add in the oil phase and heat to 50–70℃ for full melting and uniform stirring; avoid excessive high temperature for a long time to prevent performance attenuation; match with appropriate emulsifiers to obtain more delicate and stable emulsion system.
• Q7: Can it provide stable supply and professional technical support?
A7: Strictly control core indicators such as purity, melting point, acid value and moisture content to ensure consistent batch stability. Support long-term bulk order supply and provide one-stop professional services including formula debugging, dosage optimization and after-sales technical guidance.
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