So today, I was doing some research online to see if all alcohol is bad for hair. Come to find out, not all types of alcohol is bad for our hair. They are called fatty alcohols.
Fatty alcohols are non-greasy, non sticky ingredients often used in hair products to make them thick and creamy. They are used as emollients ( hair softeners),add moisture to dry hair, and conditions hair. Here are some types of good alcohols that you should not be afraid of : Cetyl or cetearyl alcohol, ceteth-2-20, lauryl alcohol, myristyl alcohol, behenyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol, benzyl alcohol, and propylene glycol.
Now there are some alcohols that we should be afraid of because they dry out hair and makes hair frizzy. These alcohols are usually added to some hair products such as holding spray, to make product evaporate quickly in hair, not to help hair. Here are some types of alcohol that you SHOULD be afraid of : Ethanol, SD alcohol, SD alcohol 40, alcohol denat, propanol, propyl and isopropyl, and ethylene glycol.
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