Stearyl Alcohol has a wide range of uses in the pharmaceutical, chemical, food and cosmetic industries. Synthetic stearyl alcohol has been approved as a direct and indirect food additive ingredient and as an ingredient in over-the-counter drugs. It is used as a defoamer, lubricant, resin and surfactant in textile oils and finishes. Used as a flavouring, oil-building or thickening agent in foods. In cosmetics, it is a surfactant used to stabilise emulsions and increase their ability to retain large amounts of water, as an emollient and as a stabiliser.
