Isocetyl Alcohol

Characteristics

INCI

Isocetyl Alcohol

CAS

36311-34-9 i

This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.

EC

252-964-9 i

This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.

IUPAC

Isohexadecanol

Functions

emollient, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling

Irritancy

4 / 5 i

Irritation potential: 0–5, where 5 is the highest irritation rating for the ingredient.

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Comedogen.

4 / 5 i

Comedogenicity index: 0–5. A non-comedogenic ingredient (0–1) is unlikely to cause cosmetic acne.

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