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INCI ingredient

Benzyl Alcohol Utvecklings-/Udviklingsemulsion/Kehite-emulsio: Aqua

Also listed as: Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Alcohol Utvecklings-/Udviklingsemulsion/Kehite-emulsio: Aqua (Water

Benzyl Alcohol Utvecklings-/Udviklingsemulsion/Kehite-emulsio: Aqua appears on 7 ingredient lists in our database.

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 Utvecklings-/Udviklingsemulsion/Kehite-emulsio: Aqua appears on 7 ingredient lists in our database.

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

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • 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

EU regulation

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.

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