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Benzyl Alcohol

also on labels as Phenylmethanol · Benzenemethanol

Naturally occurring aromatic alcohol used in small amounts (≤1%) as a broad-spectrum preservative and fragrance component in water-based products.

Good to knowHair typesFound in 11 products
Ingredients · as printedMatrix Food For Soft Multi-Use Hair Oil Serum

Isododecane, Dimethicone, C11-13 Isoparaffin, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, Dimethiconol, Amodimethicone, Parfum / Fragrance, Persea Gratissima Oil / Avocado Oil, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Linalool, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzyl Alcohol, Coumarin, Limonene, Trihydroxystearin, Sodium Hyaluronate, Tocopherol, Helianthus Annuus Seed Oil / Sunflower Seed Oil, Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf Extract / Rosemary Leaf Extract, Glucomannan.

Benzyl Alcohol is 12th, 12th of 20.Dotted words have their own page.
Good to know

Not a drying short-chain alcohol like SD Alcohol or Isopropyl Alcohol at preservative concentrations, though classified as a regulated fragrance allergen in the EU.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All hair types.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.
Found in these products

On 11 of the 34 labels we've read

Labels list ingredients from most to least, down to about 1%. Below that, the order is free.

Cleanse 2 · Condition 3 · Leave-in 2 · Style 3 · Seal 1

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These are labels we've read by hand from brand sites and packaging, not a list of recommendations. We add more as we go.

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