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INCI ingredient

Propylene Glycol Glicole Propilenico

Also listed as: Propylene Glycol, Propylene Glycol (Glicole Propilenico)

Propylene Glycol Glicole Propilenico appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.

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

Propylene Glycol Glicole Propilenico appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.

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: humectant, fragrance, solvent, viscosity controlling, skin conditioning - humectant, skin conditioning - miscellaneous

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • humectant
  • fragrance
  • solvent
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - humectant
  • skin conditioning - miscellaneous
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 57-55-6 · EC 200-338-0

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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