
Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula
No. No, Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula is not alcohol-free.
It lists Isopropyl Alcohol.
- Isopropyl 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, Palmer's Coconut Oil Formula is not alcohol-free. It lists Isopropyl Alcohol.
Stearyl Alcohol, Cetyl Alcohol, Behenyl Alcohol and 3 more 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
Canola Oil, Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil, Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Fragrance (Parfum), Gardenia Tahitensis Flower Extract, Tocopherol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil, Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Oil, Macadamia Ternifolia Seed Oil, Passiflora Edulis Seed Oil, Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Sclerocarya Birrea Seed Oil, Coumarin, Benzyl Benzoate, Limonene, Water (Aqua), Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Fruit Extract, Stearyl Alcohol, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Stearamidopropyl Dimethylamine, Cetyl Alcohol, Glycerin, Behenyl Alcohol, Cetearyl Alcohol, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein, Butylene Glycol, Hydroxyethyl Cetearamidopropyldimonium Chloride, Stearalkonium Chloride, Quaternium-26, Citric Acid, Propylene Glycol, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCL, Disodium EDTA, Dimethyl Stearamine, Sodium Acetate, Polyquaternium-7, Sodium Benzoate, Lauryl Alcohol, Cellulose, Sericin, Fibroin, Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride, Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, Benzyl Alcohol, Caprylic Acid, Xylitol, Isopropyl Alcohol, Myristyl Alcohol.
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 0010181035500.
