Cetyl- En Stearylalcohol

An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize...
Generally Safe
This ingredient has a good safety profile based on available data.
Purpose

Function

EMOLLIENT, EMULSIFYING, EMULSION STABILISING, FOAM BOOSTING, OPACIFYING, SURFACTANT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Profile

Properties

Silicone
Silicone free
Malassezia
Safe
Fungal Acne
Safe
Details

Description

An extremely common multitasker ingredient that gives your skin a nice soft feel (emollient) and gives body to creams and lotions. It also helps to stabilize...

Reference

Identifiers

Updated
Apr 2, 2026

No registry identifiers available for this ingredient.