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The purpose of cetyl alcohol is thicken creams and lotions, it can also be used as a lubricant for nuts and bolts. They are also used in shampoos to make the solution opaque.
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Cetyl alcohol water solubility?
Insoluble. The molecular formula of cetyl alcohol is
Is cetyl alcohol organic or inorganic?
organic
Will stearyl or cetyl alcohol be detected by the scram bracelet?
will stearylalcohol be detected in scram bracelet
Is cetyl alcohol an acid or a base?
None of both mentioned. It a neutral alcohol. It's hydroxyl group is not ionic like the hydroxidein NaOH.Cetyl alcohol, C16H33OH, 1-Hexadecanol
Can you show me the organic structure of cetearyl alcohol and tell me what organic family it's in?
Cetearyl alcohol is actually a mixture of both stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol (refer to links below for structures). Both of these compounds would be considered "fatty alcohols" due to their long carbon chains. Fatty alcohols are in the aliphatic hydrocarbon family. To draw the structure of "cetearyl alcohol" you would actually have to draw the structure of cetyl alcohol and the structure of stearyl alcohol.
Cetyl alcohol water solubility?
Insoluble. The molecular formula of cetyl alcohol is
Can cetyl alcohol get you drunk?
The only alcohol that can get you drunk is Ethyl alcohol or Ethanol. Also, Methyl alcohol will get you dizzy but you will get blind if you drink it. Cetyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol (looks like a white wax) and initially was made out of whale fat (the name cetyl comes from cetaceous). It is commonly used in cosmetics as an opacifier and has some skin and hair conditioning properties.
Is cetyl alcohol drying to hair if it's an alcohol?
No, it is a fatty alcohol.
Is cetyl alcohol organic or inorganic?
organic
What is the chemical formula of cetyl alcohol?
C16H34O
What lotion does not have cetyl alcohol in it?
Burt's Bees has a hand creme that does not list cetyl alcohol in its list of ingredients--I can't remember the exact name of it, but it has lots of purple on the tube. Also, Yardley of London has a lavander body lotion with no cetyl alcohol or any other alcohol listed (at least not one with alcohol in its name). Both of these items, I've for at least a year, so don't know if the current versions of these items have cetyl alcohol or not. It'll give you a starting point...
What is the heat of combustion of cetyl alcohol?
36 Kj/g
What lotion does not have alcohol in it?
Burt's Bees has a hand creme that does not list cetyl alcohol in its list of ingredients--I can't remember the exact name of it, but it has lots of purple on the tube. Also, Yardley of London has a lavander body lotion with no cetyl alcohol or any other alcohol listed (at least not one with alcohol in its name). Both of these items, I've for at least a year, so don't know if the current versions of these items have cetyl alcohol or not. It'll give you a starting point...
Will stearyl or cetyl alcohol be detected by the scram bracelet?
will stearylalcohol be detected in scram bracelet
Is cetyl alcohol an acid or a base?
None of both mentioned. It a neutral alcohol. It's hydroxyl group is not ionic like the hydroxidein NaOH.Cetyl alcohol, C16H33OH, 1-Hexadecanol
Is cetearyl alcohol halal?
Cetyl alcohol is not edible , it is used as lubricant or in shampoos , initially it was obtained from whale oil, it is halal .
What is cetyl trimethyl?
Cetyl trimethylammonium bromide: C16H33N(CH3)3Br Cetyl trimethylammonium chloride: C16H33N(CH3)3Cl
