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Benzyl alcohol
A clear liquid with a mild pleasant smell.
It is used as a solvent.
Written from English Wikipedia1
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- EU permitted
Regulatory status
Checked Sep 2026-
European Union Permitted EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008
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United Kingdom Permitted FSA retained EU law
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Canada Permitted Health Canada · Carrier Extraction Solvents
Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.
How we checkProducts
The 6 most-scanned of 241 products on Open Food Facts that list benzyl alcohol.
- Sunscreen Neutrogena 4 additives
- Mineral Suncare Zinc Oxide Sunscreen Native 4 additives
- strawberry calpol · 100 ml 8 additives
- vaseline cocoa butter jelly Vaseline 2 additives
- Glycerol & Sucrose Benylin · 125 ml 4 additives
- Strawberry gelatin dessert Baker's Corner · 3 oz 9 additives
References
- 1Benzyl alcohol. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.