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Behenyl Alcohol
Behenyl AlcoholBarrier
A waxy fatty alcohol that softens and thickens creams — nothing like drying alcohol, despite the name.
What it does
Despite the word "alcohol", this is a waxy fatty alcohol that softens skin, not the quick-evaporating kind that dries it out. It thickens creams and gives richer ones their body and slip.
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