From my perch on the engine cover of a special operations gunboat, I can see the source of this weird racket--someone on one of the other boats gliding down Kentucky's Salt River is firing a minigun into the woods. Every second, hundreds of 7.62 mm bullets pour out of the spinning machine-gun barrels.
Cetyl and stearyl alcohol, both typically used in hair conditioners, work together and separately with other ingredients to make hair softer and silkier after a washing. Fatty alcohols make up part of the base of the conditioner formula.
GeritolÂ® liquid contains a small, safe amount of alcohol for several reasons. Alcohol has a long history of safe use in liquid over-the-counter medications and serves several important purposes: Second, alcohol acts as a preservative, preventing the growth of harmful bacteria in the liquid formula. 2  Finally, alcohol can be part of the flavoring system, helping to mask the unpleasant taste of some drug ingredients.