Ingredient · INCI listed
Stearyl Alcohol
A fatty alcohol — not the drying kind — that thickens and stabilizes creams while softening the skin. A common, gentle emollient and texture builder.
Data summary
Products containing
1
Most common in
1 product
cleansers
Typical pairing
Cetyl Alcohol
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In the catalog
Stearyl Alcohol by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 1 product formulated with stearyl alcohol, and it's strongly concentrated in cleansers — 1 product, 100% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 68/100 on average (above the catalog norm); the strongest is Differin Gentle Cleanser at 68/100.
It co-occurs most with Cetyl Alcohol (1 shared formula).
Where it shows up
