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INCI ingredient

Ethylhexyl Glycerin

Also listed as: Ethylhexylglycerin, Ethylhexyl Glycerine

Ethylhexyl Glycerin appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureplant or animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Ethylhexyl Glycerin appears on 10 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: deodorant, skin conditioning

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • deodorant
  • skin conditioning
  • deodorant: Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 70445-33-9 · EC 408-080-2

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.

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