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Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant

Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant

Paula's Choice · scrub · 210 ml, 7 fl oz
Alcohol-free checkBarcode 0655439007962
Based on the ingredient list

No. No, Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant is not alcohol-free.

It lists Alcohol.

  • 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, Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant is not alcohol-free. It lists Alcohol.

This is not a safety warning. It is a label fact, useful if you avoid this group on purpose.

Full ingredient list

Aqua, Butylene, Glycol, Cetyl, Alcohol, PPG-14, Butyl Ether, Salicylic Acid, Dimethicone, Tocopheryl Acetate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matrucaria) Flower Extract, Epilobium Angustifolium (Willow Herb) Flower/Leaf/Stem Extract, Camellia Oleifera (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract, Bisabolol, Allantoin, Cyclopentasiloxane, Cyclohexasiloxane, Dimethiconol, PEG-40 Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Polysorbate 20, PVM/MA Decadiene Crosspolymer, Polyacrylamide, C13-14 Isoparrafin, Laureth-7, Disodium EDTA, Sodium Hydroxide, Hexylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethyhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol.

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 0655439007962.