{"id":31980,"date":"2025-12-03T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-8\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:58:33","slug":"peg-8","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-8\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG-8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-8 is a humectant used in cosmetic products to attract and retain moisture in the skin, helping to maintain its hydration.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Considered safe for cosmetic use by health authorities, but some may choose to avoid PEGs due to environmental concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, PEG-8 is generally synthetic in origin and is compatible with vegan principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Although PEGs are widely used, it is important to know that in rare cases they can be contaminated with impurities during manufacture, such as 1,4-dioxane. Manufacturers must therefore comply with strict purification standards.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Commonly used in products such as moisturizers, serums, lotions, and facial cleansers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/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-31980","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\/31980","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=31980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}