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Tue Jul 15, 2008 11:22 am  |
| I'm curious about the ingredient alcohol denat. I have found out that it is ethyl alcohol with an added ingredient that makes it undrinkable, but what are the pros and cons of it as a skin care product ingredient? TIA |
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Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:20 pm |
Same as alcohol. Drying and possibly irritating.
Some skin care companies will say that because it is derived from organic wheat or whatever it's actually beneficial for the skin...not true at all. It's the exact same molecule. |
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 12:15 am |
the purpose is to dry out the skin basically, it is commonly used in acne care products and has the function of a quick fix.
as a cosmetic ingredient, it is used to help emulsify other ingredients because it is a solvent.
i find it quite frustrating that most "serums" are alcohol based.. it helps to make the actives penetrate better. |
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:44 am |
| Because I have such dry skin and hair, I try to avoid it wherever possible. However, they throw it into so very many products - it annoys me senseless. |
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 6:29 am |
Edenfield is right - it is drying and irritating especially to sensitive skin types like myself. I can't use it and avoid it entirely.
Some organic skin care lines like Dr.H. seem to have it in almost all of their products. What a shame!! |
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:55 am |
| leeleedeedee wrote: |
| Some organic skin care lines like Dr.H. seem to have it in almost all of their products. What a shame!! |
I second that!
I`ll finish my Dr.H clarifying toner and will never buy it again!  |
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31, combo - oily, breakout-prone, fair complexion, sensitive and prone to rosacea |
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:21 am |
Apparently, not all alcohols are bad. I admit, I'm not a big fan of alcohol as well since I'm afraid that they'll dry out my skin and increase my chances of getting wrinkles. But I did a bit of research and found that fatty alcohols or alcohol with higher molecular weight are actually non-irritating or drying. These include cetyl alcohol, cetearyl alcohol, cetostearyl alcohol, cetyl alcohol 40, C12-15 alcohols, stearyl alcohol and lanolin alcohol, and they are used as emulsifiers, thickening agents and stabilizers, allowing skin care products to have silky-smooth formulations. In addition, lanolin alcohol and stearyl alcohols also act as moisturizing factors. Oh and if anyone is using coconut oil, you are already using alcohol because cetyl, cetearyl, cetostearyl and cetyl alcohol 40 are all derived from it 
Basically, the best way to remember which are the "good" alcohols is to recognize the 5 "C"s, which I think stands for 5 carbons. And remember the "steer left" where "steer" stands for stearyl alcohol and "left" stands for lanolin alcohol.
As for denatured alcohol, it's part of the 3 carbon family and is somewhat drying and irritating. But dermatologist say that you should always check the ingredients list. If it comes at the bottom of the list, then the small amount won't be harmful but would actually be advantageous at eliminating excess oil from the face (if you have oil/combination skin I guess)  |
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Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:01 am |
| I know this is an old thread but this ingredient really irks me! Why is this present in so many products? I wanted to add skinceuticals phloretin product to my c/e ferulic! |
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Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:28 pm |
| LondonJamie wrote: |
| I know this is an old thread but this ingredient really irks me! Why is this present in so many products? I wanted to add skinceuticals phloretin product to my c/e ferulic! |
ITA! Its annoying. It does help actives penetrate but its too irritating for me. I did gave in a while back and tried phloretin anyway. Of course it was a big mistake, I should have know better..... |
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Sat Sep 22, 2012 5:51 am |
| I see this ingredient in a lot of Aubrey Organics's products. |
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gothicchick1
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Sun Mar 17, 2013 10:18 pm |
If its the first ingredient does it hurt your skin much?
And is it possible to be allergic to it?  |
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Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:27 am |
| The answer to both questions is yes. |
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