What is Cetyl Ethylhexanoate?
Skin conditioning, emollient
Cetyl Ethylhexanoate is an emollient that softens the skin surface.
This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Skin conditioning, emollient.
CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.
Anything to watch out for?
Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.
- This ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
- Marked this way on 85 products.
Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.
Which products feature it?
7 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.
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Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#1 on the ingredient list), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Cutibacterium Avidum Ferment Extract Filtrate
1 claim checked
claims, checked
#WhiteheadRemoval #FlakeImprovement
overstated
Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#1 on the ingredient list), Borago Officinalis (Borage) Seed Oil, Argania Spinosa (Argan) Kernel Oil
3 claims checked
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* 36 months from the date of manufacture / * use within 12 months after opening recommended
backed by evidenceDispense an appropriate amount of cleansing oil onto dry hands, roll it gently over the whole face as if massaging, then rinse thoroughly several times with lukewarm water.
backed by evidenceA cleansing oil for all skin types
overstated
skinnlab
Pore Barrier Cleansing Balm
Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#1 on the ingredient list), Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
3 claims checked
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Dispense an appropriate amount of cleansing balm onto dry skin, cleanse as if massaging gently, then finish by washing clean with lukewarm water.
backed by evidencePore impurities out without irritation
overstatedPore Barrier
no supporting source found
heimish
All Clean Balm
Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#2 on the ingredient list), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate
6 claims, summarized
- Don't count on:
- less visible pores · better hydration
See each claim
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Gently melts away heavy makeup while thoroughly removing sebum and blackheads. Leaves skin moist after cleansing, without tightness, and finishes refreshingly without a 2nd cleanse. All-in-one cleansing balm (herb scent).
plausible, not testedCleanses 93% of pore impurities with just 1 use.
no supporting source foundImmediate blackhead improvement of 67.51%.
no supporting source foundImmediate skin moisturization improvement of 108.89%.
no supporting source foundEye irritation test completed.
no supporting source foundSkin low-irritation test completed.
no supporting source found
beplain
Mung Bean Cleansing Oil
Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#2 on the ingredient list), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
1 claim checked
claims, checked
Pore confidence, mung bean
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Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#2 on the ingredient list), Isododecane, Panthenol
4 claims, summarized
- Don't count on:
- less visible pores
See each claim
claims, checked
Powerful remover with a refreshing finish without eye sting
partly backedA remover that cleanly removes even makeup residue inside pores with fine micro micellar particles.
overstatedFresh remover with a 7:3 golden ratio of micellar water and oil
no supporting source foundEfficacy-based naturalism, Arieol
nothing specific to check
Key: Cetyl Ethylhexanoate (#4 on the ingredient list), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Sorbeth-30 Tetraoleate
2 claims checked
claims, checked
In the case of a functional cosmetic, review completion status by the Korea Food and Drug Administration under the Cosmetics Act: none
backed by evidenceA magic cleansing oil where pores disappear at the same time as makeup!
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