Lanolin Alcohol
Caution
Official INCI name
The alcohol part of wool wax. A good moisturiser, and the part of lanolin most often behind lanolin allergy.
What it does
Emollient. Oils, butters, esters and silicones that soften and smooth.
Worth knowing
Can cause contact allergy that, once developed, returns on every exposure.
Also written as
Scans recognise it under every one of these names.
Lanolin AlcoholsWool Wax Alcohols
“Lanolin Alcohol” is its name in the EU glossary of common ingredient names (no. 14850), the names labels in the EU must use. © European Union, EUR-Lex.