What's inside
What's inside
Concerns
Ingredients Side-by-side
Ethyl Acetate
Perfuming
Butyl Acetate
MaskingIsopropyl Alcohol
Solvent
Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Mek
Perfuming
Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer
Nitrocellulose
Acetyl Tributyl Citrate
Masking
Sucrose Benzoate
N-Butyl Alcohol
Perfuming
Ethyl Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphinate
UV AbsorberEtocrylene
UV AbsorberBis-Hema Poly(1,4-Butanediol)-9/Ipdi Copolymer
Hea Ipdi Isocyanurate Trimer/Polycaprolactone Diol Copolymer
Tris-Hea Ipdi Isocyanurate Trimer
CI 60725
Cosmetic ColorantEthyl Acetate, Butyl Acetate, Isopropyl Alcohol, Cellulose Acetate Butyrate, Mek, Adipic Acid/Neopentyl Glycol/Trimellitic Anhydride Copolymer, Nitrocellulose, Acetyl Tributyl Citrate, Sucrose Benzoate, N-Butyl Alcohol, Ethyl Trimethylbenzoyl Phenylphosphinate, Etocrylene, Bis-Hema Poly(1,4-Butanediol)-9/Ipdi Copolymer, Hea Ipdi Isocyanurate Trimer/Polycaprolactone Diol Copolymer, Tris-Hea Ipdi Isocyanurate Trimer, CI 60725
Ingredients Explained
These ingredients are found in both products.
Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.
Acetyl Tributyl Citrate is a fragrance.
We don't have a description for Butyl Acetate yet.
This synthetic colorant is used to add a violet color to products. It is water-soluble.
Ethyl Acetate is a fragrance.
We don't have a description for Etocrylene yet.
Isopropyl Alcohol is a small, fast-evaporating alcohol.
Formulators use it as a solvent, a way to think out thick liquids, an antifoaming agent, and occasionally a fragrance ingredient.
Reported use concentrations run from 0.002%-100% and any number over 50% usually comes from a nail product.
Actual skincare numbers run much lower: cleansers (0.3-26%), toners (0.07-7%), face moisturizers (0.04-0.2%).
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel reviewed it and concluded it is safe in the present practices of use and the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies it as a non-carcinogenic to humans.
True allergy to this ingredient is uncommon but real: 44 out of 1,450 patients patch tested between 1992-2011 reacted with most cases clustering in people with leg ulcers, occupational hand eczema, or repeated use of Isopropyl Alcohol on already-broken skin.
Irritation and dryness are far more likely than allergy; before you throw away your skincare, just know this is dose-dependent and the risk is modest.
The irritant potential of the alcohols used in hand antiseptics is very low and skin irritation is significantly lower after alcohol application than after detergents (though isopropanol is somewhat more irritating than ethanol).
A 70% solution was a severe eye irritant in rabbit eye tests so the industry keeps this ingredient at low percentages in eye-area products.
One genuine caution: a 70% solution was a severe eye irritant in rabbit eye tests, so it belongs at low percentages in eye-area products, which is where the industry already keeps it.
According to the National Rosacea Society based in the US, you should be mindful of products with these alcohols in the top half of ingredients.
Learn more about Isopropyl AlcoholWe don't have a description for Nitrocellulose yet.
