Ingredient

1,2-Hexanediol

Low risk

FunctionPreservative

What it is — 1,2-Hexanediol (INCI: 1,2-Hexanediol) is a preservative.

What it does — It is commonly used as a multifunctional solvent and mild preservative booster.

Typical use — It is used at low levels across water-containing products — toners, serums, creams, cleansers and masks — to protect the formula from microbial growth. An adequately preserved formula is a core safety requirement, especially for anything containing water.

Who it suits / good to know — Preservation is essential for product safety and shelf life. Individual sensitivities to specific preservatives exist but are uncommon at typical levels. If you have reacted to a specific preservative before, check the full INCI list.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk in its EWG-style, ingredient-by-ingredient review. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

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Found in 41 DHALIORA products

AgainMe Bibi Anti-Hairloss Scalp-Clear Shampoo AgainMe Bibi Anti-Hairloss Scalp-Clear ShampooScreening 8.9 ANEAN Argan Oil Curling Up Hair Lotion ANEAN Argan Oil Curling Up Hair LotionScreening 9.8 Bellpo Rice-Bran Water Deep Cleansing Tissue Bellpo Rice-Bran Water Deep Cleansing TissueScreening 9.8 Birthtii Glow Hand & Body Wash [Cake from Susie] Birthtii Glow Hand & Body Wash [Cake from Susie]Screening 9.1 Birthtii Layered Hand & Body Lotion [Cake from Susie] Birthtii Layered Hand & Body Lotion [Cake from Susie]Screening 9.3 Blue Soothing Panthenol 1% Cleansing Milk Blue Soothing Panthenol 1% Cleansing MilkScreening 9.7 celimax One Step Body Brightening Pad celimax One Step Body Brightening PadScreening 9.2 Cleety Lacto Probiotics Tea Tree Feminine Foaming Wash Cleety Lacto Probiotics Tea Tree Feminine Foaming WashScreening 9.5 COSNORI 8GROW Anti-Hairloss Pro-Vitamin B5 Hair Tonic COSNORI 8GROW Anti-Hairloss Pro-Vitamin B5 Hair TonicScreening 9.3 Day&Blue UV Sun Mist SPF50+ Day&Blue UV Sun Mist SPF50+Screening 8.9 Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair Pack Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair PackScreening 9.1 Dr. Bio Eco Moisture Cream Dr. Bio Eco Moisture CreamScreening 9.8 EIIO Refreshing Sea Salt Scalp Scaler EIIO Refreshing Sea Salt Scalp ScalerScreening 9.0 eple:me Hydra Cell Boosting Toner eple:me Hydra Cell Boosting TonerScreening 9.5 Essential Deep Clean Lip & Eye Remover Essential Deep Clean Lip & Eye RemoverScreening 9.3 GOUNBAL Wellbeing Health Premium Foot Care Cream GOUNBAL Wellbeing Health Premium Foot Care CreamScreening 8.7 Hatherine Pore Melting Wide Shrinko Pack Hatherine Pore Melting Wide Shrinko PackScreening 9.2 HIDIFF Royal Soft Clean Kit HIDIFF Royal Soft Clean KitScreening 9.0 Hyggee Relief Chamomile Cream Hyggee Relief Chamomile CreamScreening 9.8 Inusth Acne Jelly Body Wash Inusth Acne Jelly Body WashScreening 9.3 Kim Jeong Moon Aloe Cure Aloe Soothing Gel Kim Jeong Moon Aloe Cure Aloe Soothing GelScreening 8.8 Lacelltix Skin Recovery Pepta Tox Ampoule Lacelltix Skin Recovery Pepta Tox AmpouleScreening 9.3 Lesschemi Galactomyces Derma Lotion Lesschemi Galactomyces Derma LotionScreening 9.8 Little Mermaid This Is Princess Cleansing Water Little Mermaid This Is Princess Cleansing WaterScreening 9.3 Mommy Care Sea Grape Skin Pack Mommy Care Sea Grape Skin PackScreening 9.8 MYABIS Soft Gel Cleanser MYABIS Soft Gel CleanserScreening 9.2 Neerg Air Touch Sun Stick SPF50+ Neerg Air Touch Sun Stick SPF50+Screening 9.1 Reveam Water-Fit 8-Layer Moisture Pad Reveam Water-Fit 8-Layer Moisture PadScreening 9.7 Seapuri Chicken-Skin Smoothing Body Mist Seapuri Chicken-Skin Smoothing Body MistScreening 9.1 Shingmulnara Young Green Tea Squeeze Cleansing Balm Shingmulnara Young Green Tea Squeeze Cleansing BalmScreening 9.8 Snow White Ingrown-Hair After-Waxing Scrub Snow White Ingrown-Hair After-Waxing ScrubScreening 9.5 Somi Volume Repair Eye Cream Somi Volume Repair Eye CreamScreening 9.5 Stellabloom Hyaluronic Collagen Wrapping Mask Stellabloom Hyaluronic Collagen Wrapping MaskScreening 9.4 Sunday To Monday Diamond Spicule 5,000 Shot Sunday To Monday Diamond Spicule 5,000 ShotScreening 9.1 Tomywolf Black Bamboo Deep Pore Cleansing Serum Tomywolf Black Bamboo Deep Pore Cleansing SerumScreening 9.2 Towbtowb Perfect Collagen Mask Towbtowb Perfect Collagen MaskScreening 9.5 Twiling Deo Zero Aluminum-Free Deodorant Spray Twiling Deo Zero Aluminum-Free Deodorant SprayScreening 9.0 White Lotus PDRN Spray Serum White Lotus PDRN Spray SerumScreening 9.5 YBK Pore Clear Clay Cream Mask YBK Pore Clear Clay Cream MaskScreening 9.4 YBK Relief Hydration Light Foam Cleanser YBK Relief Hydration Light Foam CleanserScreening 9.8 YBK Relief Hydration Light Sunscreen SPF50+ YBK Relief Hydration Light Sunscreen SPF50+Screening 9.5
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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