Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. It is not vegan: it comes from sheep's wool. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 13 products, most often lip balms.
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What does Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol softens and smooths the skin, keeps oil and water mixed, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient, emulsifying, skin conditioning, hair conditioning and antistatic.
What other names and numbers does Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol have?
- CAS number
- 61788-49-6
- EC number
- 262-980-8
- CosIng reference
- 74003
Is Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol vegan?
No. Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol comes from sheep's wool. It is vegetarian.
Which products contain Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol?
Open Beauty Facts finds Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol in the ingredient lists of 13 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often lip balms, lip makeup and hand creams.
Products with it, by country of sale: Australia 3 · United States 3 · France 2 · Spain 2.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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