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Ingredient

Alcohol Denat.

Denatured alcohol

A fast-evaporating alcohol used to make a formula feel light and dry quickly. Whether it suits you depends on your skin and on how much is present.

What it does

  • Solvent

    Dissolves and carries the other ingredients.

  • Viscosity control

    Sets how thick or thin the product is.

What we tell people

  • Contains a volatile alcohol

    This product contains a low-molecular-weight alcohol. These evaporate quickly and are used to make a formula feel light; whether that suits you depends on your skin and the rest of the formula.

    Why: Volatile alcohols are widely discussed as "drying". The effect depends heavily on concentration and what else is in the formula, so this is presented as context rather than as a warning.

Reference

Also written as
Alcohol, Alcohol Denatured, Ethanol, SD Alcohol 40
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Ingredient reference data © European Union, 1995–2026, reused under CC-BY 4.0. Plain explanations are BeautySignal's own. This is information, not medical advice. How we source this.