1,2-Hexanediol
Humectant, Emollient, Preservative Booster
CA$16.00
1,2-Hexanediol is a highly versatile, multi-functional cosmetic ingredient used to enhance the texture, hydration profile, and overall stability of handmade personal care formulations. It acts as a powerful moisture-binding humectant, skin-smoothing emollient, and preservative booster in DIY beauty, hair care, and skincare products.
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Key Product Benefits:
• Multi-Functional Performance: Simultaneously functions as a skin-conditioning emollient, a moisture-binding humectant, and a formulation stabilizer.
• Deep Hydration & Humectancy: Draws moisture into the skin barrier, improving hydration levels and leaving the complexion feeling soft, plump, and supple.
• Preservative Booster: Functions as an exceptional booster for traditional preservative systems, allowing formulators to use lower concentrations of other preservatives while maintaining robust product stability.
• Silky Texture & Spreadability: Imparts a luxurious, non-greasy skin feel, improving the glide and overall texture of heavy creams and lightweight serums alike.
• Excellent Coupling Agent: Acts as an efficient solvent and stabilizer, keeping oil and water components uniformly distributed in delicate cosmetic formulations.
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Technical Specifications:
• INCI Name: 1,2-Hexanediol
• CAS Number: 6920-22-5
• EINECS Number: 230-029-6
• Appearance: Clear, colorless, practically odorless liquid
• Solubility: Highly soluble in water, alcohol, and glycols; oil-soluble
• Function: Humectant, solvent, emollient, and preservative booster
• Chemical Profile: High-purity alkane diol; free of parabens, formaldehyde donors, and traditional preservation chemicals.
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Solubility & Compatibility:
• Water Solubility: Completely miscible in water.
• Organic Solvents: Highly soluble in polar organic solvents, including glycols, glycerin, and alcohols.
• Formulation Synergy: Acts as an effective co-solvent and solubilizer, helping to disperse oil-soluble components into water-based systems without losing clarity.
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Usage & Formulation Guidelines:
• Recommended Usage Rate: 0.5% to 3.0% of your total formula weight, depending on the desired outcome (lower levels for booster effects, higher levels for primary humectancy).
• pH Tolerance: Exceptionally stable and effective across a broad pH range of 3.0 to 10.0.
• Temperature Tolerance: Highly heat-stable. Can be added to the water phase before heating or incorporated during the cool-down phase (below 40°C / 104°F).
• Incorporation Phase: Can be incorporated directly into the water phase or pre-mixed with active ingredients to aid solubilization.
• Storage: Store airtight in a cool and dry place away from direct sunlight and moisture.
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Common Applications:
This multi-tasking ingredient is suitable for a wide array of leave-on and rinse-off cosmetic preparations:
• Hydrating facial serums, toners, and essences
• Lightweight daily lotions, moisturizers, and creams
• Shampoos, conditioners, and scalp treatments
• Sheet mask liquids and micellar waters
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DISCLAIMER: For external use only. Our products are intended for use as cosmetic raw materials and should be handled by trained professionals following standard safety protocols. This product makes no therapeutic claims and is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease/health conditions. We strongly recommend consulting a qualified formulator or health practitioner for specific applications.
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