Ingredient
1,2-Hexanediol
A solvent and humectant that supports the preservative system.
What it is there to do
Solvent
Dissolves and carries the other ingredients.
Humectant
Draws water into the upper layers of the skin or hair.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
Also written as
- 2-Hexanediol
- Hexanediol
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.