{"id":107869,"date":"2026-05-02T04:21:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=107869"},"modified":"2026-05-02T04:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T04:22:19","slug":"stearyl-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/?product=stearyl-alcohol","title":{"rendered":"Stearyl Alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stearyl Alcohol<\/p>\n<p>Stearyl alcohol is a fatty alcohol used as an emollient, thickener, and emulsifier in cosmetics, lotions, conditioners, and ointments to soften skin, improve texture, and stabilise formulations. <\/p>\n<p>It creates a protective barrier to lock in moisture, giving products a smooth, creamy feel, and also functions as a fragrance ingredient, lubricant, and viscosity-increasing agent in industrial applications like lubricants and textiles. <\/p>\n<p>In Cosmetics &amp; Personal Care:<br \/> Moisturizing &amp; Softening: Acts as an emollient to hydrate skin and hair, preventing dryness by forming a protective barrier.<br \/> Thickening &amp; Stabilizing: Increases product viscosity and stabilizes oil-water emulsions, preventing ingredients from separating (e.g., in creams, lotions, shampoos, deodorants).<br \/> Texture Enhancement: Provides a smooth, velvety feel to products.<br \/> Hair Care: Used in conditioners and shampoos to improve texture and provide a conditioning effect. <\/p>\n<p>Other Uses:<br \/> Pharmaceuticals: An ingredient in ointments and hydrophilic petrolatums.<br \/> Industrial: Used in lubricants, resins, and textile softeners.<br \/> Candles: Can be used in candle manufacturing.<br \/> Key Functions Summarized:<br \/> Emollient: Softens and soothes skin\/hair.<br \/> Emulsifier: Helps oil and water mix.<br \/> Thickener\/Viscosity Agent: Adds body to formulations.<br \/> Stabilizer: Prevents ingredient separation.<br \/> Fragrance Ingredient.<br \/> Lubricant. <\/p>\n<p>Stearyl Alcohol<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>is an organic compound classified as a saturated fatty alcohol with the formula CH\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd(CH\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd)\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdCH\ufffd\ufffd\ufffdOH.<\/li>\n<li>It takes the form of white granules or flakes, which are insoluble in water.<\/li>\n<li>It has a wide range of uses as an ingredient in lubricants, resins, perfumes, and cosmetics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stearyl Alcohol<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stearyl Alcohol<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"content-type":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24072,42653],"product_tag":[46951],"class_list":["post-107869","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-raw-chemical-materials","product_cat-raw-chemicals","product_tag-stearyl-alcohol","entry","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple","has-product-nav","col","span_1_of_3","owp-content-center","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-horizontal","has-no-thumbnails"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/107869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=107869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=107869"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=107869"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hospitalsupplies.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=107869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}