Ingredient · INCI listed
Propanediol
A plant-derived humectant and solvent that hydrates while helping dissolve and deliver other actives. A gentle, increasingly common alternative to propylene glycol.
Data summary
Products containing
22
Most common in
10 products
serums
Typical pairing
Glycerin
Verified reviewer
In the catalog
Propanediol by the numbers.
We've catalogued 22 products that use propanediol, and it's strongly concentrated in serums — 10 products, 45% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 78/100 on average (well above the catalog norm); the strongest is The Ordinary EUK 134 0.1% at 86/100.
Of those, 8 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Glycerin (6 shared formulas) and Centella Asiatica (2 shared formulas). The median price of a propanediol product here is $14.
Where it shows up
