PEG-100 Stearate

Cleanses and foams.

In the PEGs group

What it is

A lab-made ingredient made by joining stearic acid, a fatty acid, to polyethylene glycol. One of the PEGs, a family of lab-made ingredients.

A surfactant, an ingredient that helps oil and water mix, used to help lift away oil and dirt.

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Cleanses and foamsOfficial EU function: Surfactant - cleansing

PEGs

Some people avoid PEG compounds as a personal preference, for example when they choose products sold as natural.

A group is a fact about the ingredient, not a judgement of it.