Lauryl Alcohol

Our database includes 114 products that contain Lauryl Alcohol.

You should know

What it is

Fatty Alcohol

Explained

Lauryl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol. It is derived from palm kernel oil or coconut oil.

Fatty Alcohols are most often used as an emollient or to thicken a product. They are usually derived from natural fats and oils and therefore do not have the same drying or irritating effect as solvent alcohols.

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Also known as: Dodecan-1-Ol and Dodecanol

Lauryl Alcohol is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.3% of the products in our database containing it.

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Often have the following skin types:

Sensitive Combination

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Seborrheic Dermatitis • Fungal Acne • Redness • Sensitivity

Where it's used

Lauryl Alcohol is most often found as ingredient number 25 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Lauryl Alcohol the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 77060
  • INCI Name: LAURYL ALCOHOL
  • EC #:  203-982-0
  • All Functions: Emollient, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Viscosity Controlling
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CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.