{"id":33335,"date":"2025-12-03T12:12:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/hydroxybenzyl-alcohol\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:12:36","slug":"hydroxybenzyl-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/hydroxybenzyl-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"HYDROXYBENZYL ALCOHOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol is often used as a preservative in cosmetic products. It helps prevent the growth of microorganisms and prolongs the product's shelf life, ensuring that it remains safe to use on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, when used at regulated concentrations, it is generally considered safe for skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is of synthetic origin or can be derived from plant sources, so it is compatible with vegan products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Please note: Although generally well tolerated, excessive use or on very sensitive skin can cause irritation. It's therefore advisable to carry out a skin test beforehand if you have reactive skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Mainly found in moisturizers, lotions, cleansers and anti-aging products.<\/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-33335","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\/33335","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=33335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}