Ingredient

Cetearyl Alcohol

Low risk

FunctionEmollient

What it is — Cetearyl Alcohol (INCI: Cetearyl Alcohol) is an emollient — an ingredient that softens and smooths.

What it does — It is commonly used as a blend of cetyl and stearyl fatty alcohols that thickens and conditions.

Typical use — It is common in creams, lotions, conditioners, masks, balms and leave-in treatments, where it contributes slip and a conditioned skin- or hair-feel. The exact skin- or hair-feel it gives depends on how rich the ester or oil is and how much is used.

Who it suits / good to know — Generally well tolerated across skin types. Richer emollients can feel heavy on very oily or blemish-prone skin, so texture preference varies by person. Choosing lighter or richer emollients is mostly about matching your skin type and the season.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk: non-drying fatty alcohol, not related to irritating alcohols. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

Why we grade it Low: Low risk — non-drying fatty alcohol, not related to irritating alcohols.
Cross-reference

Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 9 DHALIORA products

Birthtii Layered Hand & Body Lotion [Cake from Susie] Birthtii Layered Hand & Body Lotion [Cake from Susie]Screening 9.3 Blue Soothing Panthenol 1% Cleansing Milk Blue Soothing Panthenol 1% Cleansing MilkScreening 9.7 Celleanser Derma Barrier P Cream Celleanser Derma Barrier P CreamScreening 9.8 Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair Pack Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair PackScreening 9.1 Dr. Bio Eco Moisture Cream Dr. Bio Eco Moisture CreamScreening 9.8 GOUNBAL Wellbeing Health Premium Foot Care Cream GOUNBAL Wellbeing Health Premium Foot Care CreamScreening 8.7 MYABIS Soft Gel Cleanser MYABIS Soft Gel CleanserScreening 9.2 Somi Volume Repair Eye Cream Somi Volume Repair Eye CreamScreening 9.5 Sunday To Monday Diamond Spicule 5,000 Shot Sunday To Monday Diamond Spicule 5,000 ShotScreening 9.1
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
← Back to the ingredient glossary