Fatty Alcohols

Fatty alcohols are colourless oily liquids or slightly waxy solids used in various industries as a raw material. It is used in so many industries like cosmetics, food and as an industrial solvent. Fatty alcohols are derived from natural fats like vegetable and animal’s fat. Fatty alcohols are mostly used as a pacifier, emollient, emulsifier, thickener, etc.There are two main fatty alcohols which are used in most of the industries. These two essential fatty alcohols are cetostearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol. We supply these two fatty alcohols on a larger scale.

Uses of Cetostearyl alcohol
Cetostearyl alcohol is derived from Cetyl and Stearyl alcohol.

Cetostearyl alcohol is mostly used as
– Stabilizer
– Pacifying agent
– Foam boosting surfactant
– Aqueous and non-aqueous viscosity-increasing agent

Cetyl alcohol uses
Cetyl alcohol is a multi-purpose raw material. Each and every product from detergent to cosmetics needs cetyl alcohol as it works as a carrier for other ingredients in the product. It’s stabilizer properties are the reason behind using this alcohol almost every chemically derived product. In cosmetics, it works as a moisturizer, pacifier, and softner. It is also used as a thickener in most products.

Both of these alcohols are mostly used in cosmetics as they are harmless to the skin. Even the alcohol-free cosmetics also can use fatty alcohol because of its nature. Fatty alcohols can kill acne-causing bacteria and help skin to moisturize.
Apart from so many uses of cetostearyl alcohol and cetyl alcohol, they are also high in demand in industry. No matter which product you are manufacturing from household detergents to the textile industry fatty alcohols are important. Most of the oleochemicals are used in food and cosmetics because they are derived from natural oil and other natural resources. Fatty alcohols are pretty good to have a good texture for your product. To have these highly important alcohol is like having a good quality product. To manufacture a good product one must look for good raw materials. We are here to make it available for you. Pan Oleo has earned that true and good reputation by providing quality products.

Applications in :

Personal Care Industry :
Creams, Lotions, Hair Products, Skin Products, Bath Oils, Perfumed Products

Household Detergents :
Laundry Powders, Light and Heavy Duty Washing, Liquid Detergents, Wool Washing

Industrial and Hard Surface Cleaing :
Floor, Toilet, Metal, Bottle and Scouring Cleaners

Other Indutrial Uses :
Textiles, Leather, Paper,Polymers and Plastics, Metal Working / Cutting Oils, Crude Petroleum Oil and Lubricating Oils, Pharmacueticals, Processed Foods, Water Treatment