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Physical Chemistry of Cetyl Alcohol: Occurrence and Function of Liquid Crystals in O/W Creams

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Cetyl alcohol is one of the important components in various preparations, such as cosmetic creams or lotions, or pharmaceutical hydrophilic ointments. Sometime ago a curious phenomenon was observed, namely, the cream was unstable when prepared with 1-hexadecanol instead of cetyl alcohol. This finding triggered studies on the difference between 1-hexadecanol and cetyl alcohol by many workers, including the authors of this review.

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Fukushima, S., Yamaguchi, M. (2001). Physical Chemistry of Cetyl Alcohol: Occurrence and Function of Liquid Crystals in O/W Creams. In: Matijević, E. (eds) Surface and Colloid Science. Surface and Colloid Science, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1223-3_1

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