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SESH INGREDIENT FILE

Cetearyl Alcohol

INCI Cetearyl Alcohol

Fatty Alcohol / Emollient Hydration & Barrier

What it is & what it does

Cetearyl Alcohol is a blend of fatty alcohols that acts as both an emollient and emulsion stabilizer.
It softens skin, reduces rough feel and gives creams a richer, smoother structure. It is not the drying type of alcohol.

Usage & cautions

Found in SESH

Products containing this ingredient

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Information approach Consumer-friendly summaries are informed by established cosmetic ingredient references such as INCIDecoder and Paula’s Choice Ingredient Dictionary, while avoiding turning ingredient-level evidence into medical claims about the finished product.