Database/Skin Conditioning/PPG-34
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PPG-34 natural?

No. Entire chain built from petrochemical propylene oxide units.

INCI namePPG-34
CAS25322-69-4
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockManufactured by polymerising petrochemical propylene oxide to an…

How we scored it

PPG-34 = chain of 34 mol propylene oxide (petrochemical). PubChem row is the PO monomer, not the polymer; description is authoritative.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Manufactured by polymerising petrochemical propylene oxide to an average of 34 PO units. No natural-origin route exists.

In plain English

A synthetic polymer built from 34 units of propylene oxide, used to condition skin.

CosIng definition: Poly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxy- (34 mol PO average molar ratio)

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2PPG-34. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PPG-34. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PPG-34