PENTANE

Ingredient type: OTHER

✨ Role: Pentane is mainly used as a propellant in aerosols, enabling the product to disperse as a fine mist or foam.

Ingredient type: Volatile

‍⚕️ Safety: Generally safe. However, it can be irritating to skin and eyes at high concentrations and must be used in accordance with regulations.

✨ Vegan: Yes, pentane is a synthetic chemical compound that does not come from animal sources.

✨ Worth knowing: Pentane is highly volatile and flammable, so it must be handled and stored with care. It is not active on the skin, but its use in formulations is meticulously controlled.

Present in: Spray products such as hairspray, aerosol deodorants and other pressurized cosmetics.