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INCI ingredient

Tripropylene Glycol

Tripropylene Glycol appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

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

Tripropylene Glycol appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.

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: antioxidant, emulsion stabilising, humectant

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antioxidant
  • emulsion stabilising
  • humectant
  • antioxidant: Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.

CAS 24800-44-0 · EC 246-446-0

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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