{"id":53360,"date":"2025-12-03T16:43:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/diethylene-glycol\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:43:58","slug":"diethylene-glycol","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/diethylene-glycol\/","title":{"rendered":"DIETHYLENE GLYCOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>OTHER<\/p>\n<p>Diethylene Glycol<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: It is sometimes added to formulations for its humectant properties, i.e. it helps retain moisture in cosmetic products.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Solvent<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Not safe for cosmetic use. Diethylene glycol is known to be toxic and is not recommended in cosmetic products intended for application to the skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and not derived from animals.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: The use of diethylene glycol in cosmetics is strictly regulated and even banned in many countries due to its toxic effects. Its ingestion or absorption can be dangerous and lead to serious damage.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Traditionally used as an industrial solvent, it should not be present in modern skin care formulations without adequate safety controls.<\/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-53360","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\/53360","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=53360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}