Cetyl Acetate

The details

Cetyl Acetate is an emollient and is created by reacting cetyl alcohol with acetic acid . It is a waxy and water-repellent, giving formulas a smooth slip. Once applied on the skin, your skin enzymes naturally break it down into cetyl alcohol and acetic acid, both of which are well-studied and considered safe. This ingredient has a comedogenic rating of 4 and irritancy rating of 2 based on early studies. Just know these numbers have some caveats; comedogenic rating studies used ingredients at high concentations in pure form and not how they behave in a finished product (where they're used in lower percentages and balanced by other ingredients). Comedogenic ratings also don't account for individual skin or how a product is actually used.

Effects

Found in (2 products)

St. Ives

Fresh Skin Face Scrub Apricot

Exfoliators

Oil-freeReef safeParaben-free+3

St. Ives

Blackhead Clearing Face Scrub Green Tea

Exfoliators

Oil-freeReef safeAlcohol-free+5