"Medium penalty" in all categories.
- Origin(s): Synthetic
- INCI name: PEG-800
- Food additive: E1521
- Classification: PEG / PPG, Ethoxylated compound, Glycol, Synthetic polymer
Its functions (INCI)
- Anticaking : Helps ensure the fluidity of solid particles and limit their agglomeration in powder cosmetic products or hard mass cosmetics.
- Binding agent : Allows the cohesion of different cosmetic ingredients
- Humectant : Maintains water content of a cosmetic both in its packaging and on the skin
- Plasticiser : Softens and softens another substance that otherwise could not easily be deformed, dispersed or worked
- Viscosity controlling : Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetics
This ingredient is present in 0.01% of cosmetics.
