Cetyl Phosphate

What this ingredient generally does

This is a surfactant that helps oil and water mix and can also help clean. In practice it keeps the water and oil parts of the product blended together and can lift away dirt and oil.

Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation, and nothing else.

Published formulations that list this ingredient

These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.

• HEB Glow 40 Tinted Sunscreen Face Primer

  U.S. formulation

• Kroger Shimmer Sunscreen Hydrating SPF 40

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Kroger Sunscreen SPF 8

  SPF 8 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• LG Household and Healthcare, Inc. OHUI SUN SCIENCE Perfect Sunblock Blue EX plus

  U.S. formulation

• Marlowe Holdings, LLC Marlowe

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Glow Screen SPF 40

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 - Dawn

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Glowscreen SPF 40 -Sunset

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Head-to-Toe Favorites Mini Set

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Head-to-Toe Favorites Mini Set · Homosalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Octisalate

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Prep and Prime SPF Mini Set

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Prep and Prime SPF Mini Set · Zinc Oxide, Homosalate, Avobenzone, Octisalate, Octocrylene

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Best Sellers Mini Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Best Sellers Mini Kit · Octisalate, Avobenzone, Homosalate, Octocrylene

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Bestsellers Starter Kit

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Bestsellers Starter Kit · Avobenzone, Octisalate, Octocrylene, Homosalate

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Multitaskers Mini Set

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! SPF Multitaskers Mini Set · Octisalate, Homosalate, Octocrylene, Avobenzone, Zinc Oxide, Titanium Dioxide

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop Glow Screen SPF 40

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Vitality US Co. Cancer Council Everyday Active SPF50 Plus

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Walgreens Broad Spectrum SPF 40 Radiant Facial Sunscreen

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

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Where this information comes from

Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.

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