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INCI ingredient

Alcohol Denat

Also listed as: Alcohol Denat., SD Alcohol, Denatured Alcohol, Alcool Dénaturé, Alkohol Denat, Alcool Denat

Denatured ethanol, the drying alcohol that fragrance-free and alcohol-free shoppers look for.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholYesa drying alcohol

If a product lists Alcohol Denat, its alcohol-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Alcohol denat is ethanol with a bitter additive so it cannot be drunk. Formulators use it to dissolve fragrance, to make a product feel light and to help it dry fast. It is common in toners, perfumes, hair sprays and some sunscreens.

It is the ingredient the alcohol-free check is about. Fatty alcohols such as Cetearyl Alcohol are unrelated and never count.

Functions: solvent, astringent

Products with Alcohol Denat

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