Cetyl Acetate
Cetyl Acetate is an emollient and skin conditioning ingredient. It’s in 6 products on Poliage, most often exfoliant. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
Cetyl acetate: used to soften the skin surface.
What it does
Contains Cetyl Acetate: emollient
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Cetyl Acetate: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Cetyl Acetate: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 74947, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as hexadecyl acetate.
Products that contain Cetyl Acetate
St. Ives
BHA Green Tea & Bamboo Face Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
St Ives
Blemish Control Scrub Apricot
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
St. Ives
Fresh Skin Apricot Face Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Kitchen Lemon
Hand Cream
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers
La Roche-Posay
Modifier la fiche Lipikar Lait - La Roche-Posay - 200 ml
Lists fragrance, silicones
neutrogena
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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