Ingredient type: HUMECTANT\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n
\u2728 Role: PEG-9M is a polymer used in skin care primarily as a thickening and stabilizing agent. It improves the texture of the formula and the tactile feel of products, giving them a more pleasant consistency on application.<\/p>\n
Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n
\u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: PEG-9M is generally considered safe for cosmetic use. However, as with all PEGs, it is crucial to check purity, as impurities can cause irritation.<\/p>\n
\u2728 Vegan: Yes, PEG-9M is synthetic and suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n
\u2728 Worth knowing: PEGs can be subject to concerns about contamination by impurities such as 1,4-dioxane. When properly purified, PEG-9M is well tolerated by most skin types but can be irritating to very sensitive skin.<\/p>\n
Present in: This ingredient is often used in moisturizers, serums and lotions, as well as in some hair care products to improve the creaminess and viscosity of 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-31123","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\/31123","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=31123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}