Polyethylene Glycol
Also listed as: Polyethylene
Polyethylene Glycol appears on 10 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
Polyethylene Glycol appears on 10 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: abrasive, film forming, viscosity controlling
Products with Polyethylene Glycol
in 10 products
- no photoDettol Profresh Shower Gel Body Wash Milk &honeyDettol · shower gel
- no photoMcKesson Cold and Sinus Relief Combo Extra StrengthMcKesson
- no photoSpring Valley Women's Multi With Fruits & VegetablesSpring Valley
- no photoThe vitamin shoppe Calcium Magnesium zincThe vitamin shoppe
L'Oréal Paris Elsève Homme Lotion Protectrice FortifianteL'Oréal Paris · hair care- no photoRaindrop handwashRaindrop · liquid soap
- no photoDettol Profresh Shower Gel Body Wash Lemon And LimeDettol · shower gel
- no photoIcpa RA ThermosealIcpa · toothpaste
- no photoDettol Profresh Shower Gel Body Wash Peach And RaspberryDettol · shower gel
- no photoSciFit Hydro LemonSciFit
Showing 10 of 10 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- abrasive
- film forming
- viscosity controlling
- abrasive: Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
- film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
CAS 9002-88-4
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.