{"id":34746,"date":"2025-12-03T12:25:39","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:25:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-ppg-40-2-propylheptyl-ether\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:25:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:25:39","slug":"peg-ppg-40-2-propylheptyl-ether","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-ppg-40-2-propylheptyl-ether\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG\/PPG-40\/2 PROPYLHEPTYL ETHER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG\/PPG-40\/2 Propylheptyl Ether is mainly used as an emollient and stabilizing agent in cosmetic formulations. It helps improve the texture of products, making them smoother and more pleasant to apply to the skin, while ensuring good dispersion of active ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: this ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use, but as with any compound, an initial skin test is recommended to ensure there are no adverse reactions.<\/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 sometimes contain impurities from the manufacturing process such as 1,4-dioxane, a potentially irritating substance. However, the concentrations present in cosmetics are generally very low and below the danger level.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: This compound is often found in lotions, moisturizers, hair care products, and face and body 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-34746","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\/34746","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=34746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}