Butylene Glycol
Butylene Glycol is a humectant and solvent ingredient. It’s in 1,317 products on Poliage, most often moisturizer, mascara and serum. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 25, 2026
In plain English
A colorless glycol. Holds water, dissolves other ingredients and thins heavy formulas.
What it does
Contains Butylene Glycol: humectant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Butylene Glycol: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Butylene Glycol: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Butylene Glycol: solvent
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Butylene Glycol: viscosity-controlling
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 74756, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as 1 3 butanediol and butylene glycol 1 3.
Products that contain Butylene Glycol
Laneige
Cream Skin Milky Hydration Sheet Mask
Mask · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Laneige
Cream Skin Milky Toner
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
belif
Creamy Cleansing Foam Moist
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
L’Oréal
Creamy Eye Treatment with Avocado
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Palmer’s
Crema para el busto
125 g · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Deliplus
crema solar facial
50ml · Label from Morocco and Spain · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
Cien
Crème de jour cien
100ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Nivea
Crème de soin hydratante
50 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Yves Rocher
Crème fondamentale Anti-âge global
50 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, retinoid, silicones, coconut derivatives
L’Occitane
Crème mains - peaux sèches - karite 20%
50mL · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones, coconut derivatives
L’Occitane
Crème mains Karité 20%
10 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
Creme para Olheiras La Roche-Posay Pigmentclar Olhos
15 ml · Label from Brazil · Lists silicones
cien
Crème pour la peau soft Cien
250 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, parabens, silicones
Rituals
Crème pour le corps Rice milk & cherry blossom
70 ml · Label from France and Morocco · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
L’occitane
crème ultra riche corps
200 ml · Label from France and Reunion · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Shiseido
Crème ultra-hydratante invisible Shiseido
50ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones, chemical UV filters
Rael
Cryo + Soothing Hydrogel Sheet Mask
Mask · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
boscia
Cryosea Firming Icy-cold Cleanser
Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Unilever
Cuidado óleo-nutritivo aceite de argán
500 ml · Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Hempz
Cupcakes & Cashmere Moisturizing Body Lotion
Body lotion · 17 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
SHEGLAM
Cupid’s Charm Glossy Shine Strong Styling Stick
Hair styling · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Moroccanoil
Curl Defining Cream
Hair styling · 8.5 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Kenra Professional
Curl Glaze Mousse 13
Hair styling · 6.75 oz · Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters, formaldehyde releasers
Julep
Cushion Complexion Concealer+Corrector+Foundation with Turmeric
Concealer · Lists silicones
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