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INCI ingredient

Alcohol Denat. SD Alcohol 40-b

Also listed as: Alcohol, Alcohol Denat. (Sd Alcohol 40-b)

Alcohol Denat. SD Alcohol 40-b appears on 5 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 40-b, its alcohol-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Alcohol Denat. SD Alcohol 40-b appears on 5 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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