Cetyl Alcohol

The CAS number is 36653-82-4. The HSN code we invoice it under is 2905 17 00.

Cetyl alcohol is a saturated C16 fatty alcohol supplied as flakes. It works as an emollient, emulsifier and consistency agent in creams, lotions and ointments, and as a C16 fatty alcohol intermediate for downstream surfactant chemistry. The grade we stock is 95% IP/BP, so it suits buyers formulating against Indian Pharmacopoeia and British Pharmacopoeia monographs, and anyone who needs a defined hydroxyl value of 225–235 mg KOH/g with colour of 10 APHA max. A full TDS and SDS are downloadable from this page.

It is also called 1-hexadecanol, hexadecan-1-ol, palmityl alcohol, or simply C16 fatty alcohol. The material we supply carries the trade designation GINOL 16.

Cetyl alcohol 95%, IP/BP grade — Godrej GINOL 16, from the Valia plant in Bharuch, Gujarat. It runs 95% min C16 (cetyl) with 5% max C18 (stearyl), solidification point 46–49 °C, density 0.8050–0.8150 g/cc at 60 °C, and arrives as flakes. Every value on our spec table comes from the manufacturer's batch Certificate of Analysis.

It is classified as a non-hazardous solid and is not DOT or IMDG regulated. Store it in the original sealed packaging away from heat and direct sunlight, kept tightly closed and protected from moisture. The full SDS is available on this page.

We do — Supreme Petro Chemicals has traded industrial chemicals from Chennai since 1997. Cetyl alcohol is held as flakes in 25 kg printed paper bags at our Redhills warehouse and dispatched across South India. Call or WhatsApp +91 86087 80096 for a quote; order sizes depend on packaging and current stock.