Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5962

CETYL ALCOHOL

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:36653-82-4

EC:253-149-0

Ingredient index records:

CETYL ALCOHOL

Ph. Eur. name: alcohol cetylicus

Cosmetic functions: EMULSION STABILISING, FRAGRANCE, OPACIFYING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING, SURFACTANT - FOAM BOOSTING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Hexadecan-1-ol

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3 matched or reported names

CETYL ALCOHOLcetyl alcoholalcohol cetylicus

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name CETYL ALCOHOL.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 36653-82-4

CAS 36653-82-4PubChem CID 2682

Cetyl Alcohol

Hexadecan-1-ol is a long-chain primary fatty alcohol that is hexadecane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a plant metabolite, a human metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is a hexadecanol and a long-chain primary fatty alcohol. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: hexadecan-1-ol

Molecular formula: C16H34O
Molecular weight: 242.44 g/mol
Exact mass: 242.260965704 Da
XLogP3: 7.3
Topological polar surface area: 20.2 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 1
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

1-HexadecanolPalmityl alcoholCetanolHexadecyl alcoholCetaffineN-Hexadecanoln-Cetyl alcoholCetylol

16 more reported names

n-1-HexadecanolCetalEthalEtholCetylic alcoholCrodacol Cn-Hexadecyl alcoholLoxanol KAtalco CCetalol CACrodacol-CASCrodacol-CATLoxanwachs SKLoxanol K extraCachalot C-51Elfacos C

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:16125
ChEMBL:CHEMBL706
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4027991
PubMed:23109878
PubMed:22885112
PubMed:22882126
PubMed:22864511
PubMed:22755140
PubMed:22679362
PubMed:22606064
PubMed:22561957
PubMed:22515104
PubMed:22508945
PubMed:22450056
PubMed:22423327

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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