Butylene Glycol

Our database includes 5805 products that contain Butylene Glycol.

Community rating: Mixed

Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:

  • It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
  • It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
  • It helps improve product application.

Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient. It is unlikely to irritate skin, and works well with pretty much all other ingredients.

Also known as: Bg

Butylene Glycol is a common cosmetic ingredient, with about 35.8% of the products in our database containing it.

Community Data

132 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.

Users who like it 💖

Often have the following skin types:

Oily Combination

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Texture • Redness • Fine Lines • Dullness

Users who dislike it 💔

Often have the following skin types:

Sensitive Combination

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Sensitivity • Hormonal Acne • Acne • Dryness

Where it's used

Butylene Glycol is most often found as ingredient number 10 within an ingredient list.

Of the 1 products in our database that have a known concentration of Butylene Glycol, they all have a concentration of 5% specified within their ingredient lists.

These are the categories of products that use Butylene Glycol the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 74756
  • INCI Name: BUTYLENE GLYCOL
  • EC #:  203-529-7 (i), 228-532-0 (ii)
  • All Functions: Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent, Viscosity Controlling
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.