{"id":43423,"date":"2025-12-03T14:47:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-15-phytosterol\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:47:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:47:40","slug":"peg-15-phytosterol","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-15-phytosterol\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG-15 PHYTOSTEROL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-15 Phytosterol is mainly used as an emulsifying agent in cosmetic products. It helps to blend the oily and aqueous phases, improving product texture and stability. It can also help strengthen the skin barrier and provide moisturizing properties.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Generally safe for topical use, but its safety also depends on the other components of the formula.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is plant-based.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although generally well tolerated, a patch test is always recommended, especially for sensitive skin. Being a PEG derivative, it could contain ethylene oxide or dioxane impurities if poor quality; favor well-formulated products.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Moisturizers, lotions, serums and hair care products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\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-43423","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\/43423","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=43423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}