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Lanolin alcohol

CAS 8027-33-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Lanolin alcohol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Lanolin alcohols · alcoholes adipis lanae

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a hair conditioner. Alcohols, lanolin. A complex combination of organic alcohols obtained by the hydrolysis of lanolin.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Hair conditioning
  • Antistatic
  • Binding
  • Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Lanolin alcohol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • EUCosIngActiveAlcohols, lanolin. A complex combination of organic alcohols obtained by the hydrolysis of lanolin
    • Alcohols, lanolin. A complex combination of organic alcohols obtained by the hydrolysis of lanolinSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 396 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Softener and conditioner, Anti-static agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 396 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Softener and conditioner, Anti-static agent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Lanolin alcohol. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Lanolin alcohol 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated october 27, 2017

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Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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 Lanolin alcohol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

396

Named organisations

6

Personal careFood and drug

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingHair conditioningAntistaticBindingViscosity controlling
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Lanolin alcohol are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Lanolin alcohol; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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