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INCI ingredient

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

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • 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.
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.

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