Ingredient

ethoxydiglycol

Mid risk

FunctionSolvent / penetration enhancer

What it is

Ethoxydiglycol is a glycol-ether solvent used to dissolve active ingredients and to help them spread and penetrate.

What it does

It keeps otherwise hard-to-dissolve actives evenly mixed and can enhance how well they are delivered into the skin, improving a formula's texture and performance.

Typical use

Found in serums, peels and treatment products, typically at modest levels as a solvent and penetration enhancer.

Safety

Graded mid risk. It is a useful solvent, but as a penetration enhancer it can increase the irritation potential of a formula (commonly cited around EWG 3-4). People with sensitive skin should introduce products containing it gradually and patch-test first. This is general information, not medical advice.

Why we grade it Mid: Useful solvent but a penetration enhancer that can increase irritation (EWG 3-4).
Cross-reference

Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 0 DHALIORA products

Not currently in any DHALIORA product.

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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