{"id":40345,"date":"2025-12-03T14:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-220\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:07:22","slug":"peg-220","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-220\/","title":{"rendered":"polyethylene glycol-220"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>HUMECTANT\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-220 is mainly used as an emulsifier and thickening agent in cosmetic products. It helps stabilize formulations and create homogeneous textures, enabling even distribution of active ingredients on the skin. <\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Generally considered safe when used in accordance with cosmetic regulators' guidelines. However, it is often recommended to avoid PEGs on damaged skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is of synthetic origin and is therefore suitable for vegan products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Please note: Although PEG-220 is generally well tolerated by the skin, on rare occasions it can cause irritation, especially on sensitive skin. Product quality also depends on the purity of the PEG used.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Frequently found in moisturizers, lotions, serums, and sometimes in hair products for its stabilizing and thickening properties.<\/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-40345","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\/40345","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=40345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}