Explained
Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant. Glycols are a class of alcohols. Hexylene Glycol is a surfactant and emulsifier.
As a surfactant, Hexylene Glycol helps gather dirt and oil on your skin to be washed away.
As an emulsifier, Hexylene Glycol helps keep water and oil together. This prevents them from separating in a product. Hexylene Glycol also thins out the texture of a product by lessening viscosity.
Hexylene Glycol has a small molecular weight.
People also like: Butylene Glycol, Glycerin, Cetearyl Alcohol
People also dislike: Cocos Nucifera Oil, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol
Also known as: 2-Methyl-2,4-Pentanediol
Hexylene Glycol is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 4.4% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
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Where it's used
Hexylene Glycol is most often found as ingredient number 22 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Hexylene Glycol the most:
References
Products with Hexylene Glycol
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 34283
- INCI Name: HEXYLENE GLYCOL
- INN Name: hexylene glycol
- EC #: Â 203-489-0
- All Functions: Emulsifying, Perfuming, Skin Conditioning, Solvent, Surfactant