L'Oréal L'Oreal Mascara Volume Million Lashes Balm Noir
No. No, L'Oréal L'Oreal Mascara Volume Million Lashes Balm Noir is not alcohol-free.
It lists Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol.
- Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol
Why
Alcohol-free means no drying alcohol: Alcohol Denat, Ethanol, SD Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol. Fatty alcohols like Cetearyl Alcohol are waxes and never count, and Benzyl Alcohol is a preservative.
No, L'Oréal L'Oreal Mascara Volume Million Lashes Balm Noir is not alcohol-free. It lists Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol.
Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol: waxy, softening, and never counted as alcohol.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Aqua / Water / Eau, Paraffin, Potassium Cetyl Phosphate, Cera Alba / Beeswax / Cire Dabeille, Copernicia Cerifera Cera / Carnauba Wax / Cire De Carnauba, Acacia Senegal / Acacia Senegal Gum, Glycerin, Cetyl Alcohol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Phenoxyethanol, PEG/PPG-17/18 Dimethicone, Steareth-20, Phenyl Ethyl Alcohol, Sodium Polymethacrylate, Propylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Jojoba Oil, Hydrogenated Palm Oil, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Silica, Disodium EDTA, Polyquaternium-10, Soluble Collagen, Panthenol, Sodium Chondroitin Sulfate, Atelocollagen, CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 / Iron Oxides, CI 77007 / Ultramarines, Mica, CI 75470 / Carmine, CI 77891 / Titanium Dioxide, CI 77510 / Ferric Ferrocyanide.
Highlighted names triggered a “No” on one of the six checks. Underlined names open the ingredient dictionary. Source list as recorded on Open Beauty Facts.
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