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Ethoxydiglycol
Ethoxydiglycol
A solvent that dissolves both watery and oily ingredients — keeps tricky mixes even and helps them spread.
What it does
A solvent that dissolves both water-based and oily ingredients, so tricky mixes stay even. It also helps a product spread and sink in.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a humectant (helps hold in moisture) and a solvent (dissolves other ingredients).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
The evidence, graded
expert consensusSCCS/1507/13 (February 2013, revised June 2013) was of the opinion that ethoxydiglycol, also called DEGEE, at up to 2.6% in cosmetic products, alongside up to 10% in rinse-off products, does not pose a risk to the health of the consumer. That includes fine fragrances, hair sprays, antiperspirants and deodorants. It asked that its ethylene glycol impurity be cut from under 0.2% to 0.1% or less. Mouth and eye products were not evaluated.SCCS 2013 · European Commission SCCS (adopted 26 February 2013, revision of 18 June 2013) ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
Also known as
diethylene glycol monoethyl ether
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