“12-Hexanediol?”Here!
Appears in 1 scanned product.
In personal care
A synthetic diol (a molecule with two alcohol groups), closely related to the more commonly listed 1,2-Hexanediol, used as a multifunctional cosmetic ingredient.
Why it’s used
Works as a solvent and humectant, and is also valued by formulators for its ability to help boost the effectiveness of a product's preservative system, sometimes allowing lower levels of traditional preservatives.
What the evidence says
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- PubChem — what the substance is, chemically — names, synonyms and structure
- PubMed — every paper indexed by the US National Library of Medicine that names it
These are starting points, not our findings — we haven’t run them for you. A substance whose name is also an ordinary word (“Heart”, “Alanine”, “Water”) will return papers that are not about the ingredient at all.
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