This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Fragrance
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- Solvent
- Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
EU · Annex III, entry 187Diethylene glycol monobutyl ether (DEGBE)
- Product type
- Solvent in hair dye products
- Maximum concentration
- 9%
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2013/344