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INCI ingredient

PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate

PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate appears on 52 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

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

PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate appears on 52 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shampoos.

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 - cleansing, viscosity controlling

Products with PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate

in 52 products

Showing 24 of 52 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 86481-08-5

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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