CetoStearyl Alcohol

                            

• Cetostearyl alcohol also known as Cetearyl alcohol or Cetyl stearyl alcohol 
• It is a mixture of fatty alcohols  like Cetyl and stearyl alcohols
• Cetyl alcohol also known as 1-hexadecanol and palmityl alcohol is a fatty alcohol with the formula CH315OH.
• At room temperature Cetyl alcohol takes the form of a waxy white solid or flakes.
• It is used as an emulsion stabilizer, opacifying agent, and foam boosting surfactant.