Ingredient · INCI listed
Butylene Glycol
A common humectant and solvent that hydrates lightly while helping dissolve and deliver other ingredients. A near-ubiquitous, well-tolerated workhorse.
Data summary
Products containing
4
Most common in
2 products
serums
Typical pairing
1 2 Hexanediol
In the catalog
Butylene Glycol by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 4 products formulated with butylene glycol, and it's strongly concentrated in serums — 2 products, 50% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 72/100 on average (above the catalog norm); the strongest is One Thing Hyaluronic Acid Complex at 82/100.
It co-occurs most with Hyaluronic Acid (1 shared formula) and 1 2 Hexanediol (1 shared formula).
Where it shows up