{"id":29300,"date":"2025-12-03T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/dichloromethane\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:20:24","slug":"dichloromethane","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/dichloromethane\/","title":{"rendered":"DICHLOROMETHANE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: OTHER<\/p>\n<p>Ingredient to avoid during pregnancy: Yes<\/p>\n<p>Suspected endocrine disruptor<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Dichloromethane, also known as methylene chloride, is mainly used as a solvent in the cosmetics industry, although it's rare to find it in skin care products. Its main function in a cosmetic product is to help dissolve other ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Solvent<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: This ingredient is not considered safe for use on the skin as a cosmetic product, as it may be absorbed through the skin and present health risks.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Dichloromethane is synthetic in nature and contains no components of animal origin, so technically vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: It's important to note that dichloromethane poses toxicity risks and its use in skin care products is not recommended. In cosmetics, the use of safer solvents is preferred.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Not frequently used in skin care products, but can be found in certain industrial solvents or specific non-cosmetic formulations.<\/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-29300","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\/29300","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=29300"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}