{"id":34021,"date":"2025-12-03T12:18:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-2-benzyl-ether\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:18:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:18:49","slug":"peg-2-benzyl-ether","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-2-benzyl-ether\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG-2 BENZYL ETHER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-2 Benzyl Ether acts primarily as a solvent in cosmetic formulations. It helps dissolve other ingredients to create a smooth, even texture. It can also help stabilize the final product formula.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Generally considered safe for cosmetic use. However, safety may be affected by the purity of the final product and the manufacturing process.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is generally synthetic and does not require the use of animal products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: PEGs (polyethylene glycols) may contain impurities such as 1,4-dioxane, an undesirable by-product, if not properly purified. It's advisable to make sure they're properly purified to avoid any potential irritation.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Mainly moisturizing creams and lotions, as well as certain hair care products and cleansing solutions.<\/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-34021","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\/34021","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=34021"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}