Eucerit

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Eucerit is a highly purified lanolin alcohol with a high cholesterol content. The especially pure lanolin alcohol Eucerit has a much lower allergy potential than other lanolin alcohols.

Lanolin alcohol is a natural product consisting of a mixture of skin-related lipids extracted from waxes found in sheep's wool. The main component is cholesterol (30%) followed by lanosterol and lanosterol-like compounds (27%). Long-chain, aliphatic C18 to C30 n-alcohols make up the third largest component (approx. 20%).