• theUwUhugger@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      Hand lotion is a mixture of water, oil and an emulsifier! I don’t think an apolar diluent can have any place in it?

      But I am sure its flavored very pleasantly regardless

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        7 days ago

        I’ve been wondering why so much sunscreen has alcohol, exactly because of what you explained. Do you happen to know?

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          7 days ago

          Not OP but just to hazard a guess:

          Alcohol evaporates quickly. It’s probably there for the same reason it’s used in dry shampoos and antiperspirants; to make something that sprays but drys into a powder or thickens to a gel in a very short period of time.