SD Alcohol 40-b
SD Alcohol 40-b appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in serums.
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 SD Alcohol 40-b, its alcohol-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.
What it does
SD Alcohol 40-b appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in serums.
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: astringent, solvent, viscosity controlling
Products with SD Alcohol 40-b
in 2 products
- no photoBalea 7-Fold Hyaluronic Acid Face SerumBalea · serum
- no photoGojo Natural Orange Smooth Hand CleanerGojo
Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- astringent
- solvent
- viscosity controlling
- astringent: Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
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.




