Propyleneglycol
Also listed as: Propylene Glycol, Propylèneglycol
Propyleneglycol appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Propyleneglycol appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.
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
Products with Propyleneglycol
in 4 products
- no photoKaro Pharma FonxKaro Pharma · face cream
Conaxess Trade Norge As Gliss Shampoo Total RepairConaxess Trade Norge As · shampoo
L'Oréal Nutrisse 8.0 Medium BlondL'Oréal- no photoBiomedic Gel à l’aloèsBiomedic
Showing 4 of 4 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- 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
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.