Alcohol in conditioners?

• Alcohol in conditioners?
  

  

  Wolff

  
  

  I was just reading the ingredients in Aussie conditioners. They contain Cetearyl Alcohol. What's up with that?

  Aussie
  Conditioner, Moist for Dry/Damaged Hair
  16 fl oz (473 ml)

  Ingredients:
  Water, Cetearyl Alcohol, Behentrimonium Chloride, Cetyl Esters, Aloe Barbadensis Extract, Macadamia Ternifolia Extract, Chamomile (anthemis nobilis) Extract, Kangaroo Paw (Anigozanthos Flavidus) Flower Extract, Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale) Extract, Calendula Officinalis Extract, Wild Cherry (prunus serotina) Bark Extract, Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) Extract, Sambucus Nigra Extract, Garlic (Allium sativum) Extract, Nettle (urtica dioica) Extract, Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein, Hydrolyzed Wheat Starch, Amodimethicone, Acetamide MEA, Emulsifying Wax, Propylene Glycol, Fragrance, Cetrimonium Chloride, Sodium PCA, Trideceth 12, Phenoxyethanol, DMDM Hydantoin, Methylparaben, Propylparaben, FD&C Yellow No. 5, D&C Red No. 33

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  • Alcohol in conditioners? Sort of...
    

    

    LucksKind

    
    

    Cetearyl alcohol:
    Also known as cetostearyl alcohol. This mixture is primarily used in ointments as an emulsifier and is very widely used in cleansing lotions and other skin preparations. This is quite a safe ingredient.

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  • alcohol in my cream?
    

    

    wing

    
    

    Does anyone know if cetearyl alcohol is a kind of alcohol?

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