Mixed
Butylene Glycol
Hydrating
These ingredients help hydrate the skin by either drawing in moisture or preventing it from escaping. They’re often used to keep skin feeling soft, smooth, and well-balanced.
Explained
Butylene Glycol (or BG) is used within cosmetic products for a few different reasons:
- It is a solvent, meaning that it helps to dissolve other ingredients. This also enhances the absorption of the product into one's skin.
- It is a humectant, which means that it helps attract moisture into the skin.
- It helps improve product application.
- It has mild preservative properties.
Overall, Butylene Glycol is a safe and well-rounded ingredient that works well with other ingredients.
Though this ingredient works well with most skin types, some people with sensitive skin may experience a reaction such as allergic rashes, closed comedones, or itchiness.
See all 27,501 products with Butylene Glycol
What it does
Humectant
A substance that promotes retention of moisture.
Masking
Obscuring or blocking
Skin Conditioning
To hydrate and soften skin
Solvent
Capable of dissolving another substance.
Alternative names
Bg
Prevalence
Common
Percentage of products that contain it
31.5%
Top categories
Treatments
Cleansers
Moisturizers
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 25%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
1% to
40%
References
Products with Butylene Glycol
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
74756
INCI Name
BUTYLENE GLYCOL
EC #
 203-529-7 (i), 228-532-0 (ii)
All Functions
Humectant, Masking, Skin Conditioning, Solvent, Viscosity Controlling
