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INCI Name: Stearyl Alcohol

Stearyl Alcohol is also known as octadecyl alcohol or 1-octadecanol. Stearyl Alcohol is an organic compound classified as a fatty alcohol. Stearyl Alcohol appears as white granules or flakes, which are insoluble in water. Stearyl alcohol has a wide variety of uses acting as an ingredient in lubricants, resins, perfumes, and cosmetics. The properties of Stearyl Alcohol are used as an emollient, emulsifier, and thickener in personal care products. Stearyl Alcohol can also be used as an evaporation suppressing monolayer when applied to the surface of water. In the personal care, cosmetic and pharmaceutical industries Stearyl Alcohol is utilized as an emulsion stabilizer, fragrance ingredient, surfactant/emulsifying agent, foam booster, and as a viscosity increasing agent.

Stearyl Alcohol was originally found from whale or dolphin oil and used as a lubricant and antifoam agent; it is also used to hinder evaporation of water from reservoirs. Today Stearyl Alcohol is produced by chemical reduction of Stearic Acid and used as an ingredient in many personal care and cosmetic products.