Ingredient · INCI listed
Cetearyl Alcohol
A fatty alcohol — not the drying kind — that thickens creams and softens skin while stabilizing the formula. A common, gentle emollient and texture builder.
Data summary
Products containing
2
Most common in
2 products
moisturizers
Typical pairing
Petrolatum
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In the catalog
Cetearyl Alcohol by the numbers.
We've catalogued 2 products that use cetearyl alcohol, and it's strongly concentrated in moisturizers — 2 products, 100% of where it shows up. Those products average a 84/100 formulation score — well above the catalog norm — topping out with Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream at 84/100.
2 formulas containing cetearyl alcohol clear our 80/100 standout threshold. Its most frequent formulation partners are Sorbitol (2 shared formulas) and Petrolatum (2 shared formulas).
Where it shows up
