COSMEMASTERS, the first cosmetic ingredient course and community service platform in China, is a gathering place for “ingredient analysis officers”. We are committed to creating a scientific, systematic and professional cosmetic ingredient knowledge system for you, so that you can make less detours on the road of skincare and stand out in the workplace. 6 senior lecturers with backgrounds of top 500 beauty companies and more than 10 years of experience will take you to open a new chapter of cosmetic knowledge!
| COSING Ref No | 32596 |
| INCI name | CETYL ALCOHOL |
| 标准中文名称 | 鲸蜡醇 |
| INN name | cetyl alcohol |
| Ph. Eur. Name | alcohol cetylicus |
| CAS No | 36653-82-4 |
| EC No | 253-149-0 |
| Chem/IUPAC Name / Description | Hexadecan-1-ol |
| 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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