Benzyl Alcohol is an essential solvent because it has a low vapor pressure, polarity and low toxicity characteristics. Benzyl Alcohol has a mild pleasant and aromatic odor. It is soluble in water moderately, and it is miscible in diethyl ether and other alcohols. Benzyl Alcohol is a natural ingredient that can be sourced from many plants such as fruits and tea, hyacinth and jasmine oils.
At high concentrations, Benzyl Alcohol results in toxic effects such as convulsions, hypotension, vasodilation, and respiratory failures. In addition, it has dangerous effects primarily to the unborn, and it brings the gasping syndromes. Again, it causes great irritations especially to the eyes and the skin. Benzyl Alcohol is as an anti-parasite medication and is used to treat head lice; however between people aging between six to sixty years of age.
