A liquid fatty alcohol used as an emollient.
What it is
Octyldodecanol is a branched fatty alcohol that stays liquid at room temperature. It softens skin and helps dissolve other oil-soluble ingredients.
Where it is used
Found in creams, lipsticks, foundations and hair 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 'alcohol' in the name it is not drying like ethanol.
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- Solvent
- Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- Perfuming
- Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (1398)
- Gardenia with Shea Butter Hand Cream · Florinda
- Edelweiss Intense Smoothing Day Cream · The Body Shop
- Aloe Soothing Night Cream · The Body Shop
- Vitamin C Concealer · The Body Shop
- Peptalk Lipstick Bullet Refill · The Body Shop
- Vitamin E Moisture Sleeping Mask · The Body Shop
- Revolution Skin Silk Bronzer Stick · Revolution
- Revolution Pout Lip Gloss Stick · Revolution
- Relove Super Bronzer · Revolution
- Relove Baby Tint Lip & Cheek Tint · Revolution
- I Heart Revolution Watermelon Lip Gloss · Revolution
- I Heart Revolution Soft Swirl Gloss Chocolate Lip · Revolution