An aqueous fatty alcohol dispersion containing: (a) 5% to 40% by weight of a Cl.sub.10 -C.sub.28 fatty alcohol; (b) 0.5% to 5% by weight of anionic interfacially active compounds; (c) 0.5% to 5% by weight of nonionic interfacially active compounds comprising the reaction products of ethylene oxide with alkane-1,2-diols containing 6 to 18 carbon atoms, and (d) the balance, water. The dispersion is useful as an antifoam agent.