Category
Fatty alcohol ingredients and fungal acne
Short answer
This is every fatty alcohol ingredient in our database (41 total) rated for fungal-acne-prone skin. Whether a fatty alcohol ingredient is a trigger depends on chain length and, where relevant, ethoxylation, so members of the same family can land on different verdicts.
41 ingredients
Arachidyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholC12-15 AlcoholsAvoidFatty alcoholC12-16 AlcoholsAvoidFatty alcoholC14-22 AlcoholsAvoidFatty alcoholCeteareth-12 / -20 / -25AvoidFatty alcoholCetearyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholCeteth-2 / -10 / -20AvoidFatty alcoholCetyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholHeptadecyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholLaureth-3 / -4 / -7AvoidFatty alcoholLauryl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholLinoleyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholMyreth-3AvoidFatty alcoholMyristyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholOleth-3 / -10 / -20AvoidFatty alcoholOleyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholPalmitoleyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholPentadecyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholSteareth-2 / -10 / -20 / -21AvoidFatty alcoholStearyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholTridecyl AlcoholAvoidFatty alcoholBeheneth-10 / -20CautionFatty alcoholBehenyl AlcoholCautionFatty alcoholC20-22 AlcoholsCautionFatty alcoholLaureth-23CautionFatty alcoholLignoceryl AlcoholCautionFatty alcoholSteareth-100CautionFatty alcoholUndecyl AlcoholCautionFatty alcoholButyloctanolSafeFatty alcoholCapryl AlcoholSafeFatty alcoholCaprylyl AlcoholSafeFatty alcoholDecyltetradecanolSafeFatty alcoholHexyldecanolSafeFatty alcoholHexyldodecanolSafeFatty alcoholIsocetyl AlcoholSafeFatty alcoholIsosteareth-20SafeFatty alcoholIsostearyl AlcoholSafeFatty alcoholIsotridecyl AlcoholSafeFatty alcoholOctyl DecanolSafeFatty alcoholOctyldodecanolSafeFatty alcoholOctyldodeceth-20SafeFatty alcohol
Browse the full ingredient index, or read the complete trigger list and how we assess ingredients.
Informational only, not medical advice or a diagnosis. Ingredient suitability for fungal acne varies by person and formulation. Always patch test and consult a qualified clinician.