A so-called fatty (the good, non-drying kind of) alcohol that does all kinds of things in a skincare product: it makes your skin feel smooth and nice (emollient), helps to thicken up products and also helps water and oil to blend (emulsifier)
Even side effects are rare, temporary, and mild
If a woman is losing hair in midlife, my first questions are about thyroid, ferritin, vitamin D, hormone levels, autoimmune history, stress, sleep, and protein intake
The activation of these junctions may also induce long-term structural changes, such as the formation of tight associations with pericytes (which may encompass gene expression modulation), determining the stability and maturation of the vasculature [45], or short-lasting effects, like transient changes in endothelial permeability to solutes and circulating cells [46,47,48]