Derived from: plant and vegetable oils, originally produced from sperm whale oil, but no longer as this is an unsustainable source and the whales are endangered.
Composition: natural fatty alcohol, long chain organic alcohol, the “good” alcohols.
Note: this is not to be confused with “alcohol” in the ethyl family (“bad”), that is known to be drying and damaging to the skin. Cetyl alcohol is quite the opposite as it protects and keeps moisture in the skin.
Type: there are many variations, we use 1-Hexadeconal C16H34O
Beware: of “bad” alcohol/ethanol in your skincare products listed in the ingredients list as: Alcohol Denat., SD Alcohol 3-A/30/39/40 or just plain alcohol.