Cyclohexanol is used in making soaps, dry cleaning agents and plasticizers. It acts as a solvent for rubber, resins, nitrocellulose, metallic soaps, oils, esters and ethers. It is used in the preparation of adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, cyclohexanone and caprolactam. It acts as a soap stabilizing agent, disinfection medicated soap and detergent emulsion. It is also useful for paint blending agent, leather degreasing agent and polishes.