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Cetostearyl Alcohol CAS 67762-27-0 is one kind of alcohol, a white crystalline, sparingly insoluble in water. It mianly consists of carbon 18 alcohol and carbon 16 alcohol. The regular specification of it includes C16:C18=7:3, C16:C18=3:7 and C16:C18=5:5. It is especially suitable for the production of cosmetics such as cream and emulsion, etc. It can also be directly used for W/O emulsifier paste and paste base in medical industry. It also works as an important raw material of textile auxiliaries.

Specifications:

C1816=70:30

Appearance                               White crystalline
Main Distillate Fraction              ≥96%
Alkane                                      ≤1.5%
Acid Value                                 ≤0.3 mg KOH/g
Saponification Value                  ≤1.0 mg KOH/g
Hydroxyl Value                          205~230 mg KOH/g
Iodine Value                              ≤2.0 g I2/100g
Water                                        -
Color                                         ≤30
Melting point                             47~55℃
C6                                             /
C8                                             /
C10                                           /
C12                                           /
C14                                           ≤1.0%
C16                                           25-35%
C18                                           65~75%

C20                                           ≤1.0%

C1816=50:50

Appearance                                White crystalline
Color and Lustre (Hazen)            ≤10
Acid Value (mg KOH/g)                ≤0.5
Saponification Value (mg KOH/g) ≤0.5
Iodine Value (gI2/100g)              ≤0.5
Hydroxyl Value (mg KOH/g)         210～220
Main Distillate Fraction (%)         ≥98
C10 
C12
C14                                            0~1
C16                                            45~55
C18                                            45~55
Water Content (%)                     ≤0.15

Melting Point (℃)                        48-52

Application:

Cetostearyl Alcohol has some main applications including the follows mainly.

Cosmetics application: 

Cosmetics application: Cetostearyl Alcohol can be used for the production of cosmetic raw material. It has strong penetrfation into our skin so that it is widely used as a main component in many cosmetics. As the raw material of cosmetics, the cetyl alcohol can come from natural alcohol and also from animal oil. And even, the one from animal oil used in cosmetics can be more exquisite and tender in the actual use. However, our main raw material is from crude palm kernel oil.
Pharmaceutical application: Cetostearyl Alcohol is used as the ointment substrate in pharmaceutical purpose. It helps the active ingredients to penetrate into our skin so that the curative effect is achieved.