The ingredient, explained

Lanolin Alcohol

Lanolin alcohol has direct contact-allergy research.

Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

Lanolin alcohol is the alcohol fraction obtained from lanolin after hydrolysis and extraction. It is a waxy mixture of sterols and other alcohols, rather than ethanol or a single pure alcohol.

About this ingredient: CIR final report: Lanolin alcohol identity ↗

A verified formulation role is not on file for this name.

A closer look

What the research shows

Human contact allergy research

The multicentre outpatient patch-test study examines contact sensitization to lanolin alcohol in a selected dermatitis population.

What this does not tell us

Patch-test evidence concerns contact allergy, not skin benefits or ordinary-user prevalence. Exact preparation and selected population limit extrapolation.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 39202659 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Selective review of 1 local candidates and targeted indexed primary-source search. This outcome describes the bounded search, not universal absence of research.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.