"No penalty" in all categories.
- Other language: Alcool stéarylique
- INCI name: STEARYL ALCOHOL
- EINECS/ELINCS number: 204-017-6
- Classification: Fatty alcohol
- Bio-compatible (COSMOS Reference)
Namely
Stearyl alcohol or Octadenol is a fatty alcohol. It is used in cosmetics as an emulsifier (which helps water and oil to mix). It forms cetyl alcohol (CETYL ALCOHOL) with cetearyl alcohol (CETEARYL ALCOHOL). Stearyl alcohol is allowed in organic.
The CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review) in an annual report published in 2006, concluded the safety of stearyl alcohol.
The CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review) in an annual report published in 2006, concluded the safety of stearyl alcohol.
Its functions (INCI)
- Emollient : Softens and smoothes the skin
- Emulsifying : Promotes the formation of intimate mixtures between immiscible liquids by modifying the interfacial tension (water and oil)
- Emulsion stabilising : Promotes the emulsification process and improves the stability and shelf life of the emulsion
- Foam boosting : Improves the quality of the foam produced by increasing one or more of the following properties: volume, texture and/or stability
- Masking : Reduces or inhibits the odor or basic taste of the product
- Opacifying : Reduces transparency or translucency of cosmetics
- Refatting : Restores lipids in hair or in upper layers of the skin
- Surfactant : Reduces the surface tension of cosmetics and contributes to the even distribution of the product when it is used
- Viscosity controlling : Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetics
This ingredient is present in 3.32% of cosmetics.
