{"id":41323,"date":"2025-12-03T14:17:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-2m\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:17:44","slug":"peg-2m","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-2m\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG-2M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>solvent<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-2M is mainly used in cosmetic products for its thickening properties. It helps stabilize formulations and improve product texture, offering a more pleasant consistency to apply.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for skin use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 To know: As with most polyethylene glycols (PEGs), it's important to ensure that this ingredient has been purified to avoid the presence of contaminants such as 1,4-dioxane, a potentially carcinogenic impurity. Always check that the product has been tested for these impurities.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Moisturizers, lotions, hair care products and sometimes cleansing gels.<\/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-41323","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\/41323","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=41323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}