Waxes, polymers and texture
Octyldodecanol
Octyldodecanol is a branched fatty alcohol, a clear oily liquid usually made from plant oils. Like cetyl alcohol, it isn't a drying alcohol.
- On a list as
- Octyldodecanol
- What it does
- Emollient: slip and comfort
- Where it comes from
- Usually plant oils
- Vegan?
- Depends on the source
Why it’s in a formula
It helps lipsticks and makeup glide on and feel comfortable, and it helps dissolve other ingredients.
Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 4 pieces.
Le Rouge
Liquid Lipstick
$48
Listed as Octyldodecanol
Not vegan in every shade: a synthetic wax rather than beeswax, but some shades may contain carmine
La Teinte
Lip Gloss Stain
$40
Listed as Octyldodecanol
Not vegan in every shade: beeswax in sixteen of its twenty-two shades, and most may contain carmine; Shy, Cinnamon, Rose, Firedown and Dazzle read vegan
Questions
Is octyldodecanol drying?
No. It is a fatty alcohol that softens, unlike the drying alcohol denat.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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