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INCI ingredient

Alcohol Denat. SD Alcohol 39c

Also listed as: Alcohol, Alcohol Denat. (Sd Alcohol 39c), Alcohol Denat.(Sd Alcohol 39c)

Alcohol Denat. SD Alcohol 39c appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in perfumes.

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. SD Alcohol 39c, its alcohol-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Alcohol Denat. SD Alcohol 39c appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in perfumes.

On the label it counts as alcohol, which is why a product that lists it cannot be alcohol-free.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antifoaming, antimicrobial, astringent, fragrance, solvent, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antifoaming
  • antimicrobial
  • astringent
  • fragrance
  • solvent
  • viscosity controlling
  • antifoaming: Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.
  • antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
  • astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 64-17-5 · EC 200-578-6

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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