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PROPYLENE GLYCOL

丙二醇

Also known as Propane-1,2-diol

CAS 57-55-6EC 200-338-0PubChem CID 1030

HUMECTANTFRAGRANCESOLVENTVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGSKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANTSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUSIrritancy 1/5 · Comedogenic 0/5Routine

What it is and how it is used

Polyol humectant at 3-10%; hygroscopic, slight tackiness, mild irritation at high conc., verify preservative efficacy, no allergen.

Status in national inventories

China · Inventory of existing ingredients01383rinse-off 89.493% · leave-on 66.19%
EU · CosIng37269功能 HUMECTANT, FRAGRANCE, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING, SKIN CONDITIONING - HUMECTANT, SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS

Matched on the exact INCI name; salts, esters and synonyms may be missed. The latest official text prevails.

Popular products with this ingredient 1,727 products

Functions from EU CosIng and the China inventory; irritancy, comedogenicity and rating are our internal reading, not a regulatory conclusion. Structure and molecular data from PubChem.

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