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INCI ingredient

Ethyl Alcohol

Also listed as: Ethyl Alkohol

Ethyl Alcohol appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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 Ethyl Alcohol, its alcohol-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

What it does

Ethyl Alcohol appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake