Improve the silky skin feel of your lotion!
Cetyl Alcohol is 100% naturally derived vegetable fatty alcohol that is commonly used in skincare and personal care products. Our Cetyl Alcohol is derived from coconut and sustainable palm (Mass Balanced Palm)
Although this ingredient has 'alcohol' in the name, don't mistake it for an ethyl or volatile alcohol. Cetyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol. It's a cosmetic wax that moisturises and thickens. Cetyl alcohol can improves the slip or skin-feel of your creams and lotions, and make them feel silkier.
You will often find Cetyl alcohol in creams, lotions, conditioners and many other products
How do we use Cetyl Alcohol?
- Thicken creams and lotions.
- Add to shampoo and conditioner formulations as a silky hair coating.
- Add it to emulsions when using Olivem 1000. We find it helps create a beautiful cream .
- Add to balms, we find it helps reduce the stickiness or tackiness of the balm when compared to using only wax.
INCI: Cetyl Alcohol
How to use: Add Cetyl Alcohol to the oil phase of your formula and heat.
Use level: 1 - 30% depending on the formulation
Appearance: White waxy pellets
CAS Number: 36653-85-4
Improve the silky skin feel of your lotion!
Cetyl Alcohol is 100% naturally derived vegetable fatty alcohol that is commonly used in skincare and personal care products. Our Cetyl Alcohol is derived from coconut and sustainable palm (Mass Balanced Palm)
Although this ingredient has 'alcohol' in the name, don't mistake it for an ethyl or volatile alcohol. Cetyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol. It's a cosmetic wax that moisturises and thickens. Cetyl alcohol can improves the slip or skin-feel of your creams and lotions, and make them feel silkier.
You will often find Cetyl alcohol in creams, lotions, conditioners and many other products
How do we use Cetyl Alcohol?
- Thicken creams and lotions.
- Add to shampoo and conditioner formulations as a silky hair coating.
- Add it to emulsions when using Olivem 1000. We find it helps create a beautiful cream .
- Add to balms, we find it helps reduce the stickiness or tackiness of the balm when compared to using only wax.
INCI: Cetyl Alcohol
How to use: Add Cetyl Alcohol to the oil phase of your formula and heat.
Use level: 1 - 30% depending on the formulation
Appearance: White waxy pellets
CAS Number: 36653-85-4
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