It can be used as a solvent, plasticizer, preservative, and for the manufacture of perfumes, soaps, drugs, dyes, and the like. It can be used to make spices and seasonings (mostly fatty acid esters), and it can also be used as a solvent for gelatin, shellac, casein and acetate fibers. Can be used for epoxy floor paints, veterinary drugs, curing agents, epoxy AB glue, flavors and fragrances, etc. It can also be used as an antiseptic in pharmaceutical injections as additives, ointments or liquids. It can be used as a drying agent for nylon filaments, fibers and plastic films, as a solvent for dyes, cellulose esters, and casein, and as an intermediate for the preparation of benzyl esters or ethers. At the same time, it is widely used in making pens (ball-point pen oil), paint solvents, etc. Benzyl alcohol has a faint odor and is often used as a diluent in the perfumery industry.