Ingredient：CETYL ALCOHOL
Safety Assessment of CETYL ALCOHOL Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
Jincong Li
CosIng, CIR
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| INCI name | CETYL ALCOHOL |
| 中文名称 | 鲸蜡醇 |
| Japan name | セタノール |
| Korean name | 세틸알코올 |
| INN name | cetyl alcohol |
| Chem/IUPAC Name | Hexadecan-1-ol |
| PCPC No | 498 |
| COSING Ref No | 32596 |
| IECIC No | 03526 |
| CAS No | 36653-82-4 |
| EC Restriction | |
| Function |
EMULSION STABILISING:
Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
FRAGRANCE:
Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
OPACIFYING:
Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT:
Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING:
Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING:
Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING:
Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING:
Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
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| Included | NMPA Announcement on Issuing the Catalogue of Used Cosmetic Raw Materials (Edition 2021) |
| China/Safe Value |
keywords:
妆企易
CosIng
CIR
CETYL ALCOHOL
鲸蜡醇
セタノール
세틸알코올
36653-82-4
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)