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Water
Skin ConditioningAlcohol Denat.
Antimicrobial
Cetearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Propanediol
Solvent
Behentrimonium Chloride
Preservative
Polysorbate 20
Emulsifying
Arginine Hcl
Skin ConditioningDicaprylyl Ether
Emollient
Cetyl Alcohol
Emollient
Isododecane
EmollientMaleic Acid
BufferingCannabis Sativa Seed Oil
Emollient
Parfum
Masking
Butylene Glycol
Humectant
Hydrogenated Polydecene
EmollientPhenoxyethanol
Preservative
Dimethicone
Emollient
Bis-PCA Dimethicone
Glycerin
Humectant
Isopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Sodium Hydroxide
BufferingSodium PCA
Humectant
Aminomethyl Propanol
BufferingSodium Lactate
Buffering4-PCA Dimethicone
Skin Conditioning
Disodium PEG-12 Dimethicone Sulfosuccinate
Cleansing
Stearyl Alcohol
Emollient
Ethylhexylglycerin
Skin ConditioningArginine
Masking
Aspartic Acid
Masking
PCA
Humectant
Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract
Skin ConditioningGlycine
Buffering
Alanine
MaskingSerine
Masking
Valine
MaskingCopper Tripeptide-34
Skin Conditioning
Proline
Skin ConditioningThreonine
Isoleucine
Skin ConditioningPotassium Sorbate
Preservative
Sodium Benzoate
Masking
Histidine
Humectant
Phenylalanine
Masking
Tocopherol
Antioxidant
Caprylyl Glycol
Emollient
Hexylene Glycol
EmulsifyingAlpha-Isomethyl Ionone
Perfuming
Benzyl Benzoate
Antimicrobial
Eugenol
Perfuming
Hexyl Cinnamal
Perfuming
Limonene
Perfuming
Linalool
Perfuming
Water, Alcohol Denat., Cetearyl Alcohol, Propanediol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Polysorbate 20, Arginine Hcl, Dicaprylyl Ether, Cetyl Alcohol, Isododecane, Maleic Acid, Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil, Parfum, Butylene Glycol, Hydrogenated Polydecene, Phenoxyethanol, Dimethicone, Bis-PCA Dimethicone, Glycerin, Isopropyl Alcohol, Sodium Hydroxide, Sodium PCA, Aminomethyl Propanol, Sodium Lactate, 4-PCA Dimethicone, Disodium PEG-12 Dimethicone Sulfosuccinate, Stearyl Alcohol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Arginine, Aspartic Acid, PCA, Chenopodium Quinoa Seed Extract, Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Valine, Copper Tripeptide-34, Proline, Threonine, Isoleucine, Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Tocopherol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Alpha-Isomethyl Ionone, Benzyl Benzoate, Eugenol, Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Linalool
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Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Alcohol Denat. is an alcohol with a denaturant property. It is created by mixing ethanol with other additives.
This ingredient gets a bad rep because it is irritating and drying - mostly due to its astringent property. Astringents draw out natural oils in tissue, constricting pores and leaving your skin dried out.
However, alcohol denat. is not all that bad.
Due to its low molecular weight, alcohol denat. tends to evaporate quickly. One study on pig skin found half of applied alcohol evaporated in 10 seconds and less than 3% stayed on skin.
This also helps other ingredients become better absorbed upon application.
Studies are conflicted about whether this ingredient causes skin dehydration. One study from 2005 found adding emollients to propanol-based sanitizer decreased skin dryness and irritation. Another study found irritation only occurs if your skin is already damaged.
Small amounts of alcohol are generally tolerated by oily skin or people who live in humid environments.
The rule of thumb is if this alcohol is near the end of an ingredients list, it will probably not affect your skin much.
Also...
This ingredient has antimicrobial and solvent properties.
The antimicrobial property helps preserve products and increase their shelf life. As a solvent, it helps dissolve other ingredients.
Other types of astringent alcohols include:
Learn more about Alcohol Denat.
