- Type
- Emulsifier / penetration enhancer
- How serious
- Low severity
- Evidence
- Emerging evidence
Why it is flagged
Not hormonally active themselves, but they increase skin penetration of everything else in the formula and may carry 1,4-dioxane residues.
Health topics it bears on
Sources
- Safety of Cosmetic Ingredients Health Canada, 2026
- Screening Assessment for the Challenge: 1,4-Dioxane Environment Canada and Health Canada, 2010
- 1,4-Dioxane in Cosmetics: A Manufacturing Byproduct U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2022
Also listed as
peg, peg-100 stearate, peg-40, peg-8, polyethylene glycol 400, macrogol, peg 2, peg 3, peg 4, peg 5, peg 6, peg 7, peg 9, peg 10, peg 12, peg 14, peg 16, peg 18, peg 20, peg 25, peg 30, peg 32, peg 33, peg 35, peg 45, peg 50, peg 55, peg 60, peg 75, peg 80, peg 90, peg 100, peg 120, peg 150, peg 180, peg 200, peg 240, peg 400, peg ppg, peg 11, polyoxyl 40 stearate, peg 40 stearate