CETYL STEARATE Chemical Properties

Melting point:

57°C

Boiling point:

496.64°C (rough estimate)

Density 

0.8705 (rough estimate)

refractive index 

1.4410

storage temp. 

−20°C

solubility 

Chloroform (Slightly), Ethyl Acetate (Slightly)

form 

Solid

color 

White to Off-White

LogP

16.070 (est)

EPA Substance Registry System

Palmityl stearate (1190-63-2)

Safety Information

WGK Germany 

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CETYL STEARATE Usage And Synthesis

Uses

Cetyl Stearate is a wax ester of stearic acid. Wax esters are esters between long chained fatty alcohols and fatty acids. Wax esters have significance in pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications and occur naturally in plants and animals. Stearate esters are used most frequently in the formulation of eye makeup, skin makeup, lipstick and skin care products.

Definition

ChEBI: A wax ester obtained by the formal condensation of palmityl alcohol with stearic acid.

CETYL STEARATE(1190-63-2)Related Product Information

• CETYL STEARATE
• ARACHIDYL BEHENATE
• BEHENIC ANHYDRIDE
• BEHENIC ACID PALMITYL ESTER CRYSTALLINE
• Cholesteryl behenate
• ARACHIDIC ACID BEHENYL ESTERCRYSTALLINE
• BEHENYL BEHENATE
• STEARIC ANHYDRIDE
• ARACHIDYL STEARATE
• PALMITYL ARACHIDATE
• STEARYL STEARATE
• STEARYL ARACHIDATE
• BEHENYL STEARATE
• STEARYL BEHENATE
• CHOLESTERYL STEARATE
• Stearic acid
• cis-Vaccenic acid
• CHOLESTERYL ARACHIDATE