An ethoxylated fatty alcohol used as an emulsifier.
What it is
Ceteareth-33 is a polyethylene glycol ether of cetearyl alcohol (a mixture of C16 and C18 alcohols), with an average of 33 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as cleansing, emulsifying surfactant and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Used in creams, lotions, hair dyes and cleansing products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The number 33 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, not to a concentration.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (31)
- Hand Cream Almond · KORRES
- Hand Cream Mountain Honey · KORRES
- Hand Cream Peony Rose · KORRES
- Hand Cream Mandarin Neroli · KORRES
- Hand Cream Coastal Fig · KORRES
- Jumbo Elasti-Smooth™ Body Butter Pure Cotton 400ML · KORRES
- Jumbo Elasti-Smooth™ Body Butter Mediterranean Vanilla Blossom 400ML · KORRES
- Jumbo Elasti-Smooth™ Body Butter Cashmere Rose 400ML · KORRES
- Coloration Permanente Huile d'Argan 7.0 Blond · KORRES
- فتشتي مزيل عرق · Vichy
- Le lait de toilette Douceur à l'extrait de fleur de coton · Monoprix Bébé
- Crème hydratante pieds secs · Mercurochrome