{"id":37587,"date":"2025-12-03T13:15:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-20m\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:15:50","slug":"peg-20m","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-20m\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG-20M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-20M is used in cosmetic formulations for its thickening and stabilizing properties. It helps improve product texture and ensure even distribution of other ingredients.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use. Nevertheless, as with all polyethylene glycols (PEGs), it is important to ensure that they are not contaminated with potentially harmful impurities.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: PEG-20M is well tolerated by most skin types, but prior testing is always recommended especially on sensitive or reactive skin. PEGs can sometimes contain ethylene oxide residues, so it's essential that products are tested to avoid contamination.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Moisturizers, lotions, cleansers, serums and hair care products.<\/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-37587","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\/37587","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=37587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}