• DOI:10.1177/1091581812461381
Corpus ID: 24754435

Safety Assessment of Propylene Glycol, Tripropylene Glycol, and PPGs as Used in Cosmetics

@article{Fiume2012SafetyAO,
  title={Safety Assessment of Propylene Glycol, Tripropylene Glycol, and PPGs as Used in Cosmetics},
  author={Monice M. Fiume and W. Bergfeld and D. Belsito and R. Hill and C. Klaassen and D. Liebler and J. G. Marks and R. C. Shank and T. Slaga and P. Snyder and F. Andersen},
  journal={International Journal of Toxicology},
  year={2012},
  volume={31},
  pages={245S - 260S}
}

Monice M. Fiume, W. Bergfeld, +8 authors F. Andersen

Published 2012

Chemistry, Medicine

International Journal of Toxicology

Propylene glycol is an aliphatic alcohol that functions as a skin conditioning agent, viscosity decreasing agent, solvent, and fragrance ingredient in cosmetics. Tripropylene glycol functions as a humectant, antioxidant, and emulsion stabilizer. Polypropylene glycols (PPGs), including PPG-3, PPG-7, PPG-9, PPG-12, PPG-13, PPG-15, PPG-16, PPG-17, PPG-20, PPG-26, PPG-30, PPG-33, PPG-34, PPG-51, PPG-52, and PPG-69, function primarily as skin conditioning agents, with some solvent use. The majority… CONTINUE READING

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