Ingredient
Ethylhexylglycerin
A conditioning agent that also boosts the effectiveness of other preservatives, so less of them is needed.
What it is there to do
Conditioning agent
Improves how skin or hair feels and behaves.
Preservative
Keeps the product free of microbial growth in use.
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.
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.