Drying Alcohols

Short-chain alcohols considered drying because they evaporate quickly and can strip natural oils from the hair and scalp

Ingredients in this Category

NameStatus
Alcohol Denat

This is literally alcohol, like the kind in a bottle of vodka, except its been denatured, a process that makes it undrinkable.

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Phenethyl Alcohol

Phenethyl alcohol usually used as a preservative or for scent (it has a rose-like scent) in small amounts. In this context it's unlikely to be drying or irritating.

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Unknown Alcohol

Unknown alcohol, since we don't know what it is, we are going to classify it as drying alcohols just to be safe.

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