Butylene Glycol

Description

Butylene glycol is a common ingredient in many skin care products. In addition to softening and moisturizing the skin t acts as a solvent for ingredients and enhances their stability, texture, and absorption. Manufacturers add butylene glycol to a vast range of skin care, hair, and beauty products. They often use it instead of a similar compound called propylene glycol, because it may be less irritating to the skin.

Butylene glycol (1.3-Butanediol) is an organic solvent and conditioning agent. Butylene glycol is a solvent with humectant, emollient, and antimicrobial agent properties. Its
Can be used as a penetration enhancer and to solubilize essential oils, it can also be used as an organic solvent to dissolve active ingredients.

Butylene glycol also works to condition skin and hair by coating the surface, It is moisturizing, protecting, and conditioning the skin and hair. It acts as a great conditioner for the hair, making it soft and flowy, prevents water loss from the hair, thus keeping them from drying out. Butylene glycol is derived from petroleum, sugarcane, or distilled corn.

Uses and benefits of butylene glycol

– Hydrates the skin

Butylene glycol has humectant properties. Humectants attract and bind water, often from deeper layers of the skin into the top layers. They help keep the skin hydrated and moisturized.

– Softens and moisturizes

Aside from drawing moisture to the skin, butylene glycol is also an emollient. It coats the skin’s surface, creating a barrier that prevents water loss. It also conditions and softens the skin and hair.

– Maintains texture

Butylene glycol’s primary role in most skin care products is to act as a solvent. Solvents help ingredients stay suspended in formulas, preventing them from clumping together or becoming gritty.

– Reduces viscosity

Butylene glycol helps reduce the product’s viscosity, stopping other ingredients from sticking together.
This is important to maintain the smooth consistency of products so that a person can effortlessly and evenly apply them to their bodies.

– Stabilizes products
Butylene glycol also acts as a stabilizer, preventing active ingredients and volatile compounds from losing their flavor and aroma. Moreover, it prevents products from crystallizing and drying out.

– Acts as a preservative
Butylene glycol has antimicrobial properties, which helps boost the effectiveness of preservatives in formulations. It also helps protect against spoilage due to contamination by microorganisms.

– Treats acne symptoms
butylene glycol is an ingredient that manufacturers commonly use in anti-acne moisturizers. While butylene glycol has no direct action against acne, its antimicrobial and moisturizing properties may help treat associated symptoms in acne-prone skin.

CAS NO: 107-88-0

INC1: 1,3 Butylene glycol

Appearance: colourless liquid

Grade: cosmetic grade

Percentage purity: 99.8%

pH range: 6-8%

Recommended usage rate: 1% – 10%

Solubility: water soluble

Compatibility: works well with most ingredients

Applications: skincare products, haircare products and makeup products.

Origin: USA

Packaging: Our water/Liquid based ingredients are bottled in plastics avoid spillage.

Recommended Storage: Our water/Liquid based ingredients should be stored in cool temperatures away from direct sunlight and moisture in an airtight container.

DISCLAIMER:
– DAKITZ NATURAL PRODUCTS are for cosmetic, personal care formulations and are meant for external use only unless otherwise STATED. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

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