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t-Butyl Alcohol
t-Butyl Alcohol · T-Butyl Alcohol
A volatile alcohol used as a solvent and as a denaturant added to make alcohol unpalatable.
What it does
t-Butyl Alcohol is a small alcohol used mainly as a solvent and as a denaturant — a bitter additive that makes the alcohol in a formula undrinkable for regulatory reasons. It evaporates quickly and helps dissolve other ingredients. It is a solvent/processing ingredient rather than a skin active.
Also known as
tert-butyl alcohol
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