{"id":32127,"date":"2025-12-03T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/phenethyl-alcohol\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:00:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:00:02","slug":"phenethyl-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/phenethyl-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"PHENETHYL ALCOHOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>ALCOHOL<\/p>\n<p>Drying alcohol<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Phenethyl alcohol is mainly used as a preservative in cosmetic products. It helps extend the shelf life of the product by preventing the growth of bacteria and fungi. In addition, it can also be used as a fragrance agent due to its light floral scent.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe at concentrations used in cosmetic products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic or plant-derived, so it is generally considered vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Although phenethyl alcohol is generally well tolerated, it may cause irritation in some people with very sensitive skin. It is often used in low concentrations to minimize this risk.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Phenethyl alcohol is frequently used in moisturizers, lotions, hair care products, and deodorants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-32127","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/32127","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}