HYDRATROPIC ALCOHOL
Ingredient type: ALCOHOL
Drying alcohol
✨ Role: Hydrotropic alcohol is mainly used to improve the solubility of ingredients that do not dissolve easily in water. In this way, it helps stabilize cosmetic formulas and enables hydrophobic actives to be incorporated into aqueous textures.
Ingredient type: Water-soluble
Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe at the concentrations used in cosmetic products.
✨ Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is of synthetic origin and is therefore compatible with vegan formulations.
✨ Worth knowing: Hydrotropic alcohol is often well tolerated, but as with any ingredient, it's possible for some sensitive people to develop irritation. It is, however, rarely allergenic.
Found in: Frequently found in lotions, facial cleansers and serums where a homogeneous formulation is required.
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