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Undecanol

SAFE INGREDIENT
Glossary
INCI NAME:

Undecyl Alcohol


ORIGIN:

Natural


FUNCTION:

Viscosity increasing agent, emollient

Undecanol

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Undecanol, also known by its IUPAC name 1-undecanol or undecan-1-ol, and by its names undecyl alcohol and hendecanol, is a fatty alcohol that occurs as a water-insoluble colorless liquid with a melting point of 19° C and boiling point 243 ° C. It occurs naturally in some foods, especially in fruits (such as apples and bananas), but also in butter and eggs. It is a viscosity increasing agent; but it is also an antiseborrheic and emollient.