T-Butyl Alcohol
T-Butyl Alcohol is a solvent and perfuming ingredient. It’s in 44 products on Poliage, most often cleanser, fragrance and sunscreen. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
T-butyl alcohol: used to dissolve other ingredients and make alcohol undrinkable.
What it does
Contains T-Butyl Alcohol: denaturant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains T-Butyl Alcohol: perfuming
Function listed in CosIng
Contains T-Butyl Alcohol: solvent
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 38478, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain T-Butyl Alcohol
PanOxyl
Acne Creamy Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 4%
Cleanser · Lists silicones
PanOxyl
Acne Foaming Wash Benzoyl Peroxide 10%
Cleanser · Lists silicones
Dr. Brandt
Advanced Microdermabrasion Face Exfoliator
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, essential oils
Naturium
AHA Exfoliating Mask 10%
Mask · Lists exfoliating acid
Unilever
Axe mature gel effet mat
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, formaldehyde releasers
The Body Shop
Black Musk Eau De Parfum
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
Bliss
Block Star Clarifying Mineral Sunscreen SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid
HARRY’S
Brightening Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists silicones
Garnier
Clearly Brighter Anti-Sun Damage* Daily Moisturizer SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid
Herbivore
Coconut + Tremella Illuminating Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dermalogica
Daily Glycolic Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Equate
Deep Cleansing Pore Strips
Lists silicones
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar DUO (+) SPF 30
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, silicones, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Duo (+) Unifiant Teinte Light
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid
La Roche-Posay
Effaclar Duo (+) Unifiant Teinte Medium
Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, salicylic acid
Henkel
Expert Cellulaire 3D Crème Fondamentale Reconstituante Jour
Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters
Algenist
GENIUS Liquid Collagen Essence
Toner · Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Kate Somerville
Goat Milk Moisturizing Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Le Labo
Grooming DEODORANT
Deodorant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Ouai
Hair & Body Fragrance Mist Santorini
Fragrance · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Clarins
Hydrating Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Vichy
Idéalia - Sérum activateur d’éclat
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones, salicylic acid
Kate Somerville
KateCeuticals Resurfacing Overnight Peel
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, retinoid, silicones
The Body Shop
Life Is Deodorant
Deodorant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol
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