Ingredients --

Oleyl Alcohol

Chemical Formula: C₁₈H₃₆O

Synonyms

Cis-9-octadecen-1-ol

Description

Clear liquid.

Uses

Oleyl alcohol is a nonionic surfactant used as a hair coating in shampoos and conditioners.

Oleyl alcohol is used as an emollient (skin softener), emulsifier, and thickener in creams and lotions.

It is an unsaturated fatty alcohol, similar to the saturated fatty alcohols stearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol.

cetyl alcohol: InChI=1/C16H34O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3

cetyl alcohol: InChI=1/C12H22O11/c13-1-3-5(14)8(17)10(19)12(23-3)21-2-4-6(15)7(16)9(18)11(20)22-4/h3-20H,1-2H2/t3-,4-,5-,6-,7+,8+,9-,10-,11u,12-/m1/s1

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By Simon Quellen Field