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Cetostearyl Alcohol
Mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols [67762-27-0]

DEFINITION

Cetostearyl Alcohol contains NLT 40.0% of stearyl alcohol (C18H38O), and the sum of the stearyl alcohol content and the cetyl alcohol (C16H34O) content is NLT 90.0% and NMT 102.0%. It is obtained from sources of vegetable, animal, or synthetic origin.

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