Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula
Yes. Yes, Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula is alcohol-free.
No drying alcohol (Alcohol Denat, Ethanol, SD Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol) in the list.
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.
Yes, Palmer’s Cocoa Butter Formula is alcohol-free. No drying alcohol (Alcohol Denat, Ethanol, SD Alcohol, Isopropyl Alcohol) in the list.
Cetyl Alcohol, Myristyl 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, Theobroma Cacao Extract, Petrolatum, Propylene Glycol Stearate, Cetyl Alcohol, Cocos Nucifera Oil, Propylene Glycol, Glyceryl Stearate, Glycerin, Paraffinum Liquidum, Theobroma Cacao Seed Butter, Elaeis Guineensis Oil, Dimethicone, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Sunflower Seed Oil, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Retinyl Palmitate, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Behentrimonium Ate, Stearalkonium Chloride, PEG-8 Stearate, Myristyl Alcohol, Col, Sodium Acetate, Parfum, Cellulose, Stearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, C19140, A15510, Benzyl Alcohol, Inst Animal Testing, Drug Co, Inc, Nj 07632 U.s.a, Company S.a.s. 2, Ance A Lid, Fl U.k, Etics (Rsa), Durban Towne Drug Co.
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.
Data: Open Beauty Facts, community database, ODbL license. Last checked 26 Aug 2026. Barcode 0010181043352.
