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Description :
Benzyl Alcohol is an aromatic alcohol used in a wide variety of cosmetic formulations as a fragrance component, preservative, solvent, and viscosity-decreasing agent.
Sources of Exposure: Cosmetics and personal care products
Health Impacts: Benzyl alcohol is severely toxic and highly irritating to the eye. Contact with benzyl alcohol causes mild to moderate skin irritation. Hypersensitivity reactions may occur in some individuals.
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Bruhe, F. et al., 2012Pubchem: Benzyl alcohol (Accessed 5 August, 2020)Bruhe, F. et al., 2012