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EMERCOL C14-16 MY (MYRISTYL-CETYL ALCOHOL)

CAS Number : 68333-80-2
EC  Number : 269-790-4
Molecular Formula : C14H30O


EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a fatty alcohol and has the appearance of being a transparent oily liquid. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol)’s C1416 chain length allows it to be used in a variety of applications ranging from lubricants in polymer processing to being used as a surfactant intermediate.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is white, waxy solids. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a clear liquid. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is the two major components of Cetearyl Alcohol. 
These ingredients are all fatty alcohols and that are widely used in cosmetics and personal care products, especially in skin lotions and creams.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is obtained from palm kernel or coconut oil fatty acids by esterification and catalytic hydrogenation.
Classified as a mid-cut alcohol is a white crystalline solid below 36-39 ºC.
Industrial uses: biocides (disinfectants, pest control products), coating products, anti-freeze products, lubricants and greases, polishes and waxes, washing & cleaning products.
Cosmetic uses: Emulsion stabilizing, skin conditioning, skin conditioning-emollient, surfactant-foam boosting, viscosity controlling.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a saturated fatty alcohol found in natural oils often used in cosmetics as an emollient and a stabilizer, preventing separation. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) smooths the skin and prevents moisture loss.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a white solid. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is not soluble in water.

USE of EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol): 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is used as a perfume fixative for soaps and cosmetics. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is found in many personal care items such as; shampoo, toothpaste, cold creams, ointments and suppositories. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is used in specialty cleaning products, as an anti-foam agent and in some plastics. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is also used as a food additive. 

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a white solid or crystal used in organic synthesis, plasticizers, antifoaming agent, intermediate, perfume fixative for soaps and cosmetics, wetting agents and detergents, ointments and suppositories, shampoos, toothpaste, cold creams, and specialty cleaning preparations.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) and the other fatty alcohols keep an emulsion from separating into its oil and liquid components. 
These ingredients are also used to alter the thickness of liquid products and to increase foaming capacity or to stabilize foams.

EXPOSURE of EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol): 
Workers that use or produce EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) may breathe in mists or have direct skin contact. 
The general population may be exposed by eating food or drinking beverages that contain EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol). 
Skin exposure will result from using some personal care items. 
If EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is released to the environment it is expected to bind tightly to particles in soil and water. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is not expected to move through soil. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is expected to move into air from wet soil and water surfaces. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) will be broken down in soil and water by microorganisms. 

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a saturated fatty alcohol found in natural oils often used in cosmetics as an emollient and a stabilizer, preventing separation. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) smooths the skin and prevents moisture loss.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) may also be used as a foaming agent and fragrance ingredient.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a flaky, waxy, white solid often derived from coconut, palm, or vegetable oil. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) typically come from coconut palm trees, palm trees, corn plants, sugar beets, or soy plants.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is used in hundreds of personal care, cosmetic, and household products, such as makeup, bath soap, detergents, shaving cream, lotions, shampoo and other products.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) acts as a moisturizer in our products by helping bind moisture to the skin. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a fatty alcohol and can also act as an emulsifier, giving proper texture to our products. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) can be an emollient, keep things from separating, control how thick or runny a product is, act as a coupling agent, and even stabilize foams.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) doesn’t dissolve in water, but it dissolves in alcohol and oils.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is often combined with stearyl alcohol to make cetearyl alcohol, which is also a moisturizer in our products.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is manufactured by reducing ethyl palmitate with metallic sodium and alcohol or by using lithium aluminum hydride as a catalyst under acidic conditions.
The final product melts at a temperature higher than that of the human body, which makes it useful for makeup and other things that are warmed by the skin.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) is a chemical found in cosmetic products. 
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol)’s a white, waxy mixture of cetyl alcohol and stearyl alcohol, both fatty alcohols. 
They’re found in animals and plants, like coconut and palm oil. 
They can also be made in a laboratory.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol)’re used in personal care products, mainly skin lotions, hair products, and creams. 
They help create smoother creams, thicker lotions, and more stable foam products.


Substance identity

EC / List no.: 269-790-4
CAS no.: 68333-80-2

Hazard classification & labelling of EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol)
Warning! According to the classification provided by companies to ECHA in CLP notifications this substance is very toxic to aquatic life.

EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) indicated, in 2009, as being intended to be registered by at least one company in the EEA.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) for which classification and labeling data have been submitted to ECHA in a registration under REACH or notified by manufacturers or importers under CLP. 
Such notifications are required for hazardous substances, as such or in mixtures, as well as for all substances subject to registration, regardless of their hazard.
EMERCOL C14-16 MY (Myristyl-Cetyl Alcohol) listed in the EINECS, ELINCS, or NLP inventories.


Synonyms:
Alcohols, C14-16
Alcohols, C14-16
Alcohols, C14-16
FATTY ALCOHOL C14-C15
pentadecan-1-ol
68333-80-2
1-Hexadecanol
cetyl alcohol
Hexadecan-1-ol
36653-82-4
HEXADECANOL
Cetanol
Palmityl alcohol
Hexadecyl alcohol
N-Hexadecanol
n-1-Hexadecanol
n-Cetyl alcohol
Cetaffine
Cetylol
Cetal
Ethal
Ethol
Cetylic alcohol
n-Hexadecyl alcohol
Loxanwachs SK
Crodacol C
Loxanol K extra
1-Hexadecyl alcohol
Elfacos C
Loxanol K
Crodacol-CAS
Crodacol-CAT
Siponol wax-A
Atalco C
Cetalol CA
Siponol CC
Lanol C
1-Cetanol
Hyfatol 16
Cachalot C-50
Cachalot C-51
Cachalot C-52
Alcohol C-16
Product 308
Aldol 54
Dytol F-11
Adol
palmitic alcohol
Cyclal cetyl alcohol
Alfol 16
Lorol 24
Adol 52
Adol 54
Adol 52 NF
Hyfatol
Epal 16NF
1-Hexadecyl alc
16-Hexadecanol
C16 alcohol
Adol 520
n-Hexadecan-1-ol
Cetylalkohol
Isocetyl alcohol
1-Hexanedecanol
FEMA No. 2554
Isohexadecyl alcohol
cetylalcohol
SSD RP
Normal primary hexadecyl alcohol
CO-1670
CO-1695
Cetyl alchol
Lipocol C
Fancol CA
Cetyl alcohol NF
Crodacol C70
Rita CA
1-Hydroxyhexadecane
Cetanol (TN)
Lanette 16
Philcohol 1600
Cetyl alcohol (NF)
Cetyl alcohol [NF]
Lorol C16
LorolL 24
Cachalot C-50 NF
Adol 52NF
Alcohols, C14-18
NSC-4194
936JST6JCN
67762-30-5
CHEBI:16125
NSC4194
NCGC00159368-02
NCGC00159368-05
DSSTox_CID_7991
DSSTox_RID_78633
DSSTox_GSID_27991
Hexadecanol (VAN)
Fatty alcohol(C16)
Caswell No. 165D
FEMA Number 2554
Hexadecyl alcohol, normal
CAS-36653-82-4
HSDB 2643
NSC 4194
EINECS 253-149-0
UNII-936JST6JCN
EPA Pesticide Chemical Code 001508
Cetyl alcohol (hexadecanol)
BRN 1748475
hexadecylalcohol
AI3-00755
Hexadecanol NF
Alcohol cetylicus
Ceraphyl ICA
Crodacol C95NF
Dehydag wax 16
Eutanol G16
Crodacol C95 NF
Laurex 16
MFCD00004760
Alfol 16RD
SSD (Salt/Mix)
Cetanol (JP17)
Epal 16
Hyfatol 16-95
Kalcol 6098
Loxiol VPG 1743
1-Hexadecanol, 95%
SSD RP (Salt/Mix)
CETANOL [JAN]
bmse000487
CHEMBL706
Michel XO-150-16
EC 253-149-0
Fatty alcohols(c12-16)
1-Hexadecanol, >=99%
CETYL ALCOHOL [II]
CETYL ALCOHOL [MI]
SCHEMBL3381
CETYL ALCOHOL [HSDB]
CETYL ALCOHOL [INCI]
124-29-8
4-01-00-01876 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
1-HEXADECANOL [FHFI]
CETYL ALCOHOL [VANDF]
CETYL ALCOHOL [MART.]
CETYL ALCOHOL [USP-RS]
CETYL ALCOHOL [WHO-DD]
CETYL ALCOHOL [WHO-IP]
DTXSID4027991
AMY6070
Cetyl alcohol, analytical standard
Cetyl alcohol, puriss., 95.0%
HMS3652H05
CS-D1348
HY-B1465
ZINC8214519
EINECS 252-964-9
Tox21_111609
Tox21_300325
CETYL ALCOHOL [EP MONOGRAPH]
LMFA05000061
s4173
STL283943
UNII-1800H64066
AKOS005287456
Tox21_111609_1
1-Hexadecanol, ReagentPlus(R), 99%
CCG-266894
DB09494
ALCOHOL CETYLICUS [WHO-IP LATIN]
NCGC00159368-03
NCGC00159368-04
NCGC00159368-06
NCGC00254286-01
BS-16666
Cetyl alcohol, puriss., >=99.0% (GC)
FT-0701357
FT-0707360
H0071
SW219201-1
Cetyl alcohol, SAJ special grade, >=98.0%
Cetyl alcohol, Selectophore(TM), >=99.0%
EN300-19351
1-Hexadecanol, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 94%
C00823
D00099
AB01566915_01
Q161632
SR-01000944409
SR-01000944409-1
1800H64066
810F139F-C57E-4DF1-916A-A320AD0DAF4D
F0001-1047
Cetyl alcohol, European Pharmacopoeia (EP) Reference Standard
Cetyl alcohol, United States Pharmacopeia (USP) Reference Standard
Cetyl Alcohol, Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material


 

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