Pentylene Glycol
Pentylene Glycol is a solvent and skin conditioning ingredient. It’s in 633 products on Poliage, most often serum, moisturizer and eye cream. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 25, 2026
In plain English
A glycol that holds water, dissolves other ingredients and helps preservatives work.
What it does
Contains Pentylene Glycol: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Pentylene Glycol: solvent
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 58983, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Pentylene Glycol
The INKEY List
PHA Toner
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid
Wet n Wild
Photo Focus Dewy Foundation
Foundation · Lists fragrance, silicones
Haruharu Wonder
Phyto & 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream
Moisturizer · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Dermalogica
Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
Dermalogica
Phyto Nature Oxygen Cream
Moisturizer · Lists essential oils
Act+Acre
Plant Based Stem Cell Shampoo™
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Supergoop
Play Everyday Lotion SPF 50 with Sunflower Extract
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Glow Recipe
Plum Plump Hyaluronic Cream
Moisturizer · 50 ml · Lists fragrance
Hanskin
Pore Cleansing Oil - PHA
Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
Biore
Pore Refining Bubbling Nose Mask
Mask · Lists exfoliating acid, silicones, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Pore-cleansing exfoliator
100 ml · Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates
TIRTIR
Porexel Gentle Refining Toner
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Yves Rocher
Poudre beige moyen
Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Fenty Beauty
Poutsicle Hydrating Lip Stain
Lip · Lists silicones
Peach & Lily
Power Cocktail Lactic Acid Repair Serum for Face - Korean
Serum · 30ml · Lists exfoliating acid
Dermalogica
Powerbright Moisturizer SPF 50
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters
Null
premium Whitening Lotion
170ml · Label from Malaysia · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dermalogica
Prisma Protect SPF30
Sunscreen · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones, chemical UV filters
Dermalogica
Pro Collagen Banking Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Haruharu Wonder
Probiotics Barrier Essence / Unscented
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Tula
Protect + Plump
Moisturizer · Lists exfoliating acid
Drunk Elephant
Protini Powerpeptide Resurfacing Serum with Lactic Acid
Serum · 1 FL OZ · Lists exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Gold Bond
PSORIASIS RELIEF MEDICATED MULTI-SYMPTOM CREAM
Moisturizer · Lists exfoliating acid, parabens, silicones, salicylic acid
Yves Rocher
Pure light - Nude de teint hydratant
30 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid
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