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...
propolyene glycol
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...
Hand lotion are made from lipids. Lipids are organic compounds like alcohol, carboxylic acid and esters. The following compounds are some ingredients of hand lotion: Stearic acid, cetyl alcohol, lanolin, triethanolamine and glycerol.
Insoluble. The molecular formula of cetyl alcohol is
IngredientsBeeswax, Benzyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Cetylpyridinium Chloride, Glyceryl Stearate, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, Isopropyl Palmitate, Stearyl Alcohol, Palmitamidopropyl Trimonium Chloride, Trisodium Phosphate, Water.
No, it is a fatty alcohol.
C16H34O
organic
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.
36 Kj/g
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.
water, mineral oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, panthanol, cetearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ceteareth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance, citric acid. ethylparaben.
water, mineral oil, glycerin, caprylic/capric triglyceride, cetyl alcohol, panthanol, cetearyl alcohol, phenoxyethanol, stearic acid, dimethicone, carbomer, ceteareth-20, sodium hydroxide, sodium citrate, methylparaben, propylparaben, fragrance, citric acid. ethylparaben.