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Lauryl Alcohol

Irritancy: unknownComedogenicity: unknownEmollient
Fungal-acne trigger

The details

Lauryl Alcohol is a type of fatty alcohol. It is derived from palm kernel oil or coconut oil . Fatty alcohols are not the same as drying, volatile alcohols like alcohol denatured or ethanol; they're designed to be non-sensitizing and hydrating. Lauryl alcohol pulls triple duty: Because lauryl alcohol falls within the C11 - C24 carbon chain range that the Malassezia yeast (fungal acne) can metabolize, this ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.

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lauryl alcohol