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PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether
PPG-20 Methyl Glucose Ether
A sugar-based ingredient added to condition skin and hair.
What it does
It’s methyl glucose, made from glucose, joined to a chain of polypropylene glycol about 20 units long. Its family, made from the same sugar, also helps oil and water mix or thickens formulas.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2016) assessed methyl glucose polyethers and esters; their index lists methyl gluceth-20, methyl glucose sesquistearate and PEG-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate under it, and its conclusion names PPG-20 methyl glucose ether and PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate. They say these ingredients condition skin and hair, help oil and water mix, or thicken. Filling data gaps from similar ingredients, they found little would reach the body from cosmetics and judged them safe as used.Johnson 2016 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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