{"id":29258,"date":"2025-12-03T11:20:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:20:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-ppg-18-18-laurate\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:20:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:20:03","slug":"peg-ppg-18-18-laurate","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-ppg-18-18-laurate\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG\/PPG-18\/18 LAURATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG\/PPG-18\/18 Laurate is mainly used in cosmetic products as an emulsifier and surfactant. It helps stabilize oil\/water mixtures and improve product texture and distribution on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: This ingredient is generally considered safe for most users when used in normal cosmetic concentrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and does not come from animal sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: PEGs (polyethylene glycol) can be irritating to some sensitive skin, especially if compromised in the skin barrier. Although PEG\/PPG-18\/18 Laurate is well tolerated, those with sensitive skin should always test before regular use. In addition, there are some environmental concerns about the PEG manufacturing process, notably pollution from petroleum residues.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Frequently used in lotions, creams, hair care products and cleaning products.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-29258","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/29258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}