{"id":47227,"date":"2025-12-03T15:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/peg-5-tricapryl-citrate\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T15:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T14:26:57","slug":"peg-5-tricapryl-citrate","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/peg-5-tricapryl-citrate\/","title":{"rendered":"PEG-5 TRICAPRYL CITRATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: PEG-5 Tricapryl Citrate is commonly used in cosmetic products as an emollient and solvent, helping to soften and smooth the skin. In addition, it can improve the even distribution of other active ingredients on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: This ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use, although some may prefer to avoid PEGs in their products due to concerns about chemical processing.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, PEG-5 Tricapryl Citrate is considered vegan because it is synthesized from non-animal sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: PEGs can sometimes be contaminated with impurities during manufacture, so it's important that manufacturers adhere to quality standards to ensure the safety of the ingredient. It is generally well tolerated by the skin, but people with very sensitive skin should be alert to any reactions.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Mainly used in moisturizing creams, lotions and certain hair care products such as conditioners and shampoos.<\/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-47227","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\/47227","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=47227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}