NIVEA Sun Protect & Hydrate Pocket Size Zonnebrandcrème
No. No, NIVEA Sun Protect & Hydrate Pocket Size Zonnebrandcrème is not alcohol-free.
It lists Alcohol Denat.
- Alcohol Denat
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, NIVEA Sun Protect & Hydrate Pocket Size Zonnebrandcrème is not alcohol-free. It lists Alcohol Denat.
Behenyl Alcohol and Stearyl Alcohol are fatty alcohols: waxy, softening, and never counted as alcohol.
Benzyl Alcohol is not a drying alcohol (a preservative or scent component) and does not count.
This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.
Full ingredient list
Aqua, Isopropyl Palmitate, C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate, Glycerin, Alcohol Denat, Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane, Bis-ethylhexyloxyphenol Methoxyphenyl Triazine, Butylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Titanium Dioxide (Nano), Behenyl Alcohol, Hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Stearyl Alcohol, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid, Ethylhexyl Triazone, Diethylamino Hydroxybenzoyl Hexyl Benzoate, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Sodium Hyaluronate, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate, Silica, Tetrasodium Iminodisuccinate, Sodium Hydroxide, Trisodium EDTA, Hydroxyacetophenone, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Linalool, Benzyl Alcohol, Linalyl Acetate, Alpha-isomethyl Ionone, Citronellol, Vanillin, Parfum.
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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Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 42429111.