This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Humectant
- Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
EU · Annex III, entry 1862,2'-oxydiethanol
Diethylene glycol (DEG)
- Product type
- As traces in ingredients
- Maximum concentration
- 0.1%
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2013/344