A mixture of fatty alcohols derived from coconut oil.
What it is
Coconut Alcohol is the mixture of fatty alcohols derived from coconut oil. CosIng lists it as emollient, emulsifying surfactant, emulsion stabilising, foam boosting, light stabiliser, cleansing surfactant and viscosity controlling.
Where it is used
Used in creams, lotions, conditioners, shampoos and cleansing products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Despite the word alcohol, it is a fatty alcohol and not the same as ethanol (Alcohol or Alcohol Denat. on the label).
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- Surfactant – foam boosting
- Increasing foaming capacity and/or stabilize foams in general.
- Light stabilizer
- Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (27)
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- Brillance Hårfarge 880 Dark Brown · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 891 Blue Black · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 890 Black · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 883 Blackbrown · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Brillance Hårfarge 842 Cashmere Red · CONAXESS TRADE NORGE AS
- Schwarzkopf Brilliance Permanent Hair Colour Dark Amethyst each · Henkel
- got2b Bomb'Art 107 Jaune Golden Girl · Schwarzkopf
- Dentifrice Fraîcheur Menthol Coslys · Coslys
- Dentifrice dents sensibles Menthe & propolis · Coslys