Alcohol-free checker
Paste an ingredient list. We read every name and tell you which ones fall in the drying alcohol family under INCI naming rules — and why. No ratings, no verdict on the product, no advice.
What counts as drying alcohol here
“Alcohol-free” on a label refers to simple, volatile alcohols: alcohol, alcohol denat., SD alcohol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol, methanol. Fatty alcohols — cetyl, stearyl, cetearyl, behenyl and relatives — are waxy emollients that share the word but not the behaviour; they are listed separately below and do not count against the claim.
This is a name check on the list you paste: each ingredient name is tested against the naming rules above. It cannot see trade names, undeclared components, or a brand's own definition of “alcohol-free” — that claim is theirs. If a name is missed or wrongly matched, tell us.
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