Polyethylene glycol

Ingredient Details

High Health Hazard. 1,4 dioxane contamination concerns.

Polyethylene glycol’s are chemicals with a range of applications, such as surfactants, skin conditioning agents, and/or emulsifying agents, often in baby productsⁱ. The starting materials used to make PEG’s are both known to cause cancerⁱ, and there is a possibility that the raw material PEG’s are contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, another carcinogenⁱⁱⁱ.

REFERENCES:

i) Safety Assessment of Alkyl PEG/PPG Ethers as Used in Cosmetics

iii)Occurrence of 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetic Raw Materials and Finished Cosmetic Products