Cetearyl Alcohol

Product Details

CasNo： 67762-27-0

MF： C₃₄H₇₂O₂

Appearance： White powder

Delivery Time： 15 days

Packing： 25kg/bag

Purity： 99%

Basic Information

• • Chemical Formula: C₃₄H₇₂O₂
  • Molecular Weight: 512.941
  • Composition: It is a mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, containing not less than 40.0% stearyl alcohol (C₁₈H₃₈O), and the sum of cetyl alcohol (C₁₆H₃₄O) and stearyl alcohol (C₁₈H₃₈O) is not less than 90.0%.
• Physical and Chemical Properties
  • Appearance: White powder, particles, flakes or lumps, with an oily smell, and it becomes a transparent oily liquid after melting.
  • Melting Point: 47 - 55℃
  • Solubility: Insoluble in water, easily soluble in ethanol.
  • Acid Value: ≤0.3 mg KOH/g
  • Saponification Value: ≤1.0 mg KOH/g
  • Hydroxyl Value: 205 - 230 mg KOH/g
• Product Characteristics
  • It has good emulsifying, thickening and emollient properties. It can give products a delicate and smooth texture, enhance the stability of emulsions, and reduce the amount of surfactants required to form a stable system.
• Application Fields
  • Cosmetics Field: Widely used in creams, lotions, hair conditioners and other products, as an emulsifying stabilizer, opacifier, emollient, cleanser, viscosity regulator, etc.
  • Pharmaceutical Field: It can be used as a pharmaceutical excipient, directly used in water - in - oil emulsifier pastes, ointment bases, etc., which can improve the stability, solubility and processing performance of pharmaceutical preparations.
• Safety
  • The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel has evaluated that the ingredient is safe for use in cosmetics when the concentration is not higher than 15% (for rinse - off and leave - on products).
• Packaging and Storage
  • Usually packed in bags or barrels. It should be stored in a cool and dry place. For example, the powder - like product can be stored for 3 years at - 20℃ and for 2 years at 4℃.