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Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated

CAS 68920-66-1

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

9005-04-3 · 37335-03-8 · 115453-01-5 · 151688-05-0 · 733751-91-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated in plain language

What it is

Also known as Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated (15-20 EO) · Alcohols, C16-​18 and C18-​unsaturated, ethoxylated · Alcools en C16-18 et en C18 insatures, ethoxyles · C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated · Cemulsol 285 · Cetyloleyl alcohol ethoxylate

Show all 19 names

Cimagal-O · Empilan KL 6 · cetyloleyl alcohol POE · Polyoxyethylenated (POE) (10) cetyl oleyl alcohol · Polyoxyethylenated (POE) (14) cetyl oleyl alcohol · Polyoxyethylenated (POE) (18) cetyl oleyl alcohol · Polyoxyethylenated (POE) (2) cetyl oleyl alcohol · Polyoxyethylenated (POE) (5) cetyl oleyl alcohol · Polyoxyethylenated (POE) (8) cetyl oleyl alcohol · Rhodasurf CET 5 · Simulsol C · c16-18 and c18-unsaturated alcohols ethoxylated · cetoleth-25

What it does

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a thickener.

  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Thickener
  • Solvent
  • Lubricant
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Thickening agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Thickening agent.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Alcohols, C16-18 and C18-unsatd., ethoxylated in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11

Named organisations

6

Furniture and furnishingsVehicleCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

EmulsifierSurfactantThickenerSolventLubricantCleaning agent
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