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Behenyl Alcohol

Behenyl Alcohol
✨ Emollient ↗🫙 Thickener ↗

A fatty alcohol used as an emollient, thickener, and texture enhancer in skincare formulations. It helps soften the skin and improve the richness and stability of creams and lotions.

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Safety: Generally well tolerated by most skin types. Not considered a drying alcohol.
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Comedogenic rating(likelihood of clogging pores)
2/5 — Low likelihood
✓ Does not disqualify fragrance-free, alcohol-free, SLS-free or paraben-free claims
Common names & aliases
Docosan-1-ol
Functions
✨ Emollient
Softens and smooths skin by filling microscopic gaps between skin cells.
🫙 Thickener
Adjusts the viscosity and texture of the formula.
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