PEG-5 Ethylhexanoate
PEG-5 Ethylhexanoate appears on 11 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno 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
PEG-5 Ethylhexanoate appears on 11 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.
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: surfactant - emulsifying
Products with PEG-5 Ethylhexanoate
in 11 products
Neutrogena Clear & Defend 1% Salicylic Acid 2-in-1 Wash-MashNeutrogena · shower gel- no photoSimpl Lingettes Bébé à l'Aloe VeraSimpl · wipes
- no photoLascad Natural caresse à l'huile d'amande douceLascad · body and face oil
Neutrogena DEEP CLEAN 2 in 1 pure frischeNeutrogena- no photo20 lingettes intimaIntima · wipes
- no photoMisr Pyramids Group Trio Pro CoolMisr Pyramids Group · deodorant
- no photoNeutrogena Anti-boutons Masque Nettoyant 2-en-1Neutrogena · cleanser
Neutrogena Deep CleanNeutrogena · cleanser- no photoDucray Gel moussant KeracnylDucray · cleanser
- no photoDucray Keracnyl gel moussant visage et corpsDucray · face care
Chors LingettesChors · wipes
Showing 11 of 11 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
Functions listed by CosIng
- surfactant - emulsifying
- surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
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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