Ingredient · INCI listed
Propylene Glycol
A workhorse humectant and solvent that hydrates and helps deliver other actives. Effective and well studied, though a rare contact allergen.
Data summary
Products containing
6
Most common in
3 products
serums
Typical pairing
Vitamin C (L-Ascorbic Acid)
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In the catalog
Propylene Glycol by the numbers.
We've catalogued 6 products that use propylene glycol, and it's strongly concentrated in serums — 3 products, 50% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 65/100 on average (around the catalog norm); the strongest is Vanicream Moisturizing Skin Cream at 84/100.
Of those, 2 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Vitamin C (3 shared formulas) and Sorbitol (2 shared formulas). The median price of a propylene glycol product here is $53.
Where it shows up
