Benzyl Alcohol Preservative
Also listed as: Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol (Preservative)
Benzyl Alcohol Preservative appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Benzyl Alcohol Preservative appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body moisturizers.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: preservative, solvent, viscosity controlling, perfuming
Products with Benzyl Alcohol Preservative
in 2 products
- no photoKoala Eco Hand & Body LotionKoala Eco · body moisturizer
- no photoChina Lily Aloe Vera Gelly Soothing MoisturizerChina Lily · face cream
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- preservative
- solvent
- viscosity controlling
- perfuming
- preservative: Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
- solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
- perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
CAS 100-51-6 · EC 202-859-9
Listed in Annex III (ref. 45) of the EU Cosmetics Regulation. (a) Solvent (b) Fragrance/ aromatic compositions/ their raw materials III/45 and V/34
CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.