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INCI ingredient

2 Hexanediol

Also listed as: 1,2-hexanediol

2 Hexanediol appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

2 Hexanediol appears on 15 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: skin conditioning, solvent

Products with 2 Hexanediol

in 15 products

Showing 15 of 15 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning
  • solvent
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).

CAS 6920-22-5 · EC 230-029-6

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake