
Paula's Choice 2% BHA Body Smoothing Spot Exfoliant
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.
