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CETYL PALMITATE alternative
hi all
I can not find the CETYL PALMITATE in my country to make a lotiondo you know any alternative -
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smok, your distributor may stock “cetyl esters”, which is essentially the same thing. Stearyl Stearate may be a Plan B. If you cannot get either, then you may be out of luck with any suitable alternatives. That ester grants a powdery afterfeel to creams and lotions on dry-down. Pretty useful material for your formulating toolbox. Good luck.
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Or they sell it under a synonym?Myristyl myristate is similar (not the same, though!) whilst for other applications, waxes can be used as replacement.What is the reason you add cetyl palmtate? What does it do in your lotion? What would you like your lotion to be if you could choose an improvement? What is not acceptable as a new effect? -
Pharma said:Or they sell it under a synonym?Myristyl myristate is similar (not the same, though!) whilst for other applications, waxes can be used as replacement.What is the reason you add cetyl palmtate? What does it do in your lotion? What would you like your lotion to be if you could choose an improvement? What is not acceptable as a new effect?
It seems to me that you are the most one in us who knows what the role of this product
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Regarding synonyms. Cetyl palmitate used to be derived from the waxy substance in the head of sperm whales. A few suppliers here use names like ‘synthetic cetaceum’, or ‘cetyl esters’, like @chemicalmatt mentioned.
“Synthetic spermaceti/cetaceum consists of esters of saturated, long chained fatty acids and alcohols, basically cetyl palmitate.”
https://www.in-cosmetics.com/__novadocuments/2531I agree with @Pharma , myristyl myristate can be a good substitute, it gives a lovely skin feel. A disadvantage can be that it’s more ‘shiny’ (in e.g. daycreams I use a lower level if I use it).
(I haven’t used stearyl stearate myself yet, so can’t say anything about it, but if @chemicalmatt names it as alternative, I’m sure it’s a great option as well.) -
You could use almost any of these:
Cera Alba
Cera Flava
ozokerite, hydrogenated vegetable oil,
stearyl stearate, stearic acid
ozokerite, hydrogenated vegetable oil, cera alba, hydrogenated palm acid, stearyl stearate
Cetyl alcohol
Cetyl palmitate
Cetearyl alcohol
Cetearyl alcohol
Castor Oil hydrogenated
Candelilla cera
Copernicia Cerifera wax
Glyceryl stearate
Montan Cera
Paraffin
Stearyl alcohol
Cetyl esters wax
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