Octyldedocanol

Synonym(s)

2-octyldodecanol-1-ol

Definition
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Synthetically produced organic compound from the substance class of alcohols. The pure compound is a colourless to pale yellowish, odourless, water-immiscible, oily liquid with greasing properties. Octyldodecanol is well tolerated by the skin, spreads well and is used in numerous external preparations. Due to its spreading ability it can be combined 1:1 with other nonspreading oils (e.g. refined castor oil, almond oil, olive oil).

Compared to ester-type vegetable oils, there is no oxidation and hydrolysis, in other words it does not become rancid like the vegetable oils.

The solubility of salicylic acid in octyldedocanol is 1:8: it can be significantly improved by the addition of macrogol-4-lauryl ether (salicylic acid dissolves in it at a ratio of 1:20).