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INCI ingredient

Decyl Alcohol

Decyl Alcohol appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in makeup removers.

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

Decyl Alcohol appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in makeup removers.

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: skin conditioning - emollient, surfactant - foam boosting, fragrance, surfactant - cleansing, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • surfactant - foam boosting
  • fragrance
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • surfactant - foam boosting: Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

CAS 112-30-1 · EC 203-956-9

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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