Propylene glycol is a chemical compound commonly used in everyday products like food, cosmetics, and medicines. It is a clear, colorless liquid that helps to make these products smoother and last longer. It is safe for use in small amounts but can be harmful if used in large quantities.
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There are some safer antifreeze products available made
of propylene glycol instead of the toxic ethylene glycol.
We have little information about the safety of vapors
like propylene glycol when they are heated and directly inhaled, rather than eaten or used on the skin.
Much of the controversy is over the use of
propylene glycol in Purina's Beneful dry kibble — and the fact that it also is an ingredient in some antifreeze.
The best way to avoid foods dangerous ingredients such
as propylene glycol is to eat home - cooked meals the majority of the time.
Always check the labels of your food ingredients and other household products
for propylene glycol and its synonym, propane -1,2-diol.
Palsgaard ® IceTriple is a series of fully integrated emulsifier - stabiliser systems based
on propylene glycol esters of fatty acids (PGMS) E477, and mono - diglycerides E471, combined with various hydrocolloids, with which Palsgaard has managed to achieve ice cream and milk ice that retains the sensory properties during storage.
Since the start of 2017, a growing number of parents have come forward complaining of a myriad of psychological, behavorial, and neurological symptoms that they have been linked to the active
ingredient propylene glycol (PEG) found in Miralax and some other laxatives — these side effect include tics, stuttering, anger / aggression, depression, anxiety, memory issues, obsessive - compulsive behavior, and more.
Despite best efforts to
avoid propylene glycol in foods and other products, exposure is still possible in the air or water in your home.
Talc, Zea Mays (Corn) Starch / Zea Mays Starch, Sodium Saccharin, Fragrance / Parfum, Aqua / Water / Eau, Glycerin, Prunus Persica (Peach) Fruit Extract / Prunus Persica Fruit Extract,
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate / Dicaprate, Ficus Carica (Fig) Fruit Extract / Ficus Carica Fruit Extract, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Phenoxyethanol, Sorbic Acid, Potassium Sorbate, Benzyl Benzoate, Carmine (CI 75470), Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492).
Enriched Wheat Flour, Sugar, Cocoa, Corn Syrup, Baking Soda, Corn starch, soybeanand / or Cottonseed oil shortening, Carob powder,
Propylene Glycol Monoesters of Fatty Acids, Monoglycerides, Monocalcium Phosphate, Salt, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Stearoyl -2-Lactylate, Xanthan Gum, Cellulose Gum, Artificial Flavour, Citric Acid
There is
new propylene glycol - based antifreeze available at many retail outlets that is safer for pets and humans alike.
Preservatives like BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin,
propylene glycol provide no nutritional value and have been associated with possible side effects.
Currently, there is no study that directly tests whether
propylene glycol causes leaky gut and the inflammatory health problems caused by the leaky gut.
Mineral oil, mineral bath oil (such as Alpha Keri ®) or
propylene glycol mixed with water, sprayed onto the coat or affected area of the coat, rubbed in, and shampooed out with a degreasing shampoo after a one hour soak.
Past research
links propylene glycol to serious health problems as liver and kidney damage as well as respiratory irritation or nausea if swallowed.»
Consumers may be surprised to learn that so - called «natural flavors» can actually contain synthetic chemicals such as the
solvent propylene glycol or the preservative BHA.
As natural plant extracts, both ingredients can also be considered clean label, Kramer said, used to replace chemical -
sounding propylene glycol alginates (PGAs) or hydrocolloids.
The harmful chemicals to watch out for in skin care include sodium laureth sulphate, sodium laurel sulphate and
propylene glycol just to name a few.
Medicinal Ingredients: Lidocaine Hydrochloride 0.5 % Non-Medicinal Ingredients: Aloe Extract, Benzyl Alcohol, Camphor, Carbomer, Diazolidinyl Urea, Disodium Edetate, Geraniol, Glycereth - 7 Triacetate, Menthol, Minerol Oil, PPG - 1 Trideceth - 6,
Propylene Glycol Isoceteth - 3 Acetate, Purified Water, Sodium Polyacrylate Copolymer, Triethanolamine.
Inactive Ingredients: Purified Water Liquid Paraffin Paraffin Wax Beeswax Microcrystalline Wax Sodium Benzoate Linalyl
Acetate Propylene Glycol Citric Acid Butylated Hydroxyanisole Sorbitan Sesquiloleate Lavender Fragrance
Briefly, birds were anesthetized with barbiturate anesthetic, equithesin (intrapectorally: 0.85 g chloral hydrate / 4.2 ml pentobarbital / 0.42 g MgSO4 / 6.92
ml propylene glycol / 1.78 ml 100 % ethanol to a total volume of 20 ml with water, then filtered) and secured on a rotary table.
(This is why the safety of e-cigarettes containing
propylene glycol together with nicotine and cancer - causing substances is very questionable).
However, in a test tube study,
propylene glycol even at low concentration destroyed some gut cells (source).
Propylene glycol absorbs very quickly in the small intestine with peak levels detected in the blood about an hour after ingestion.
[1] Propylene glycol has been used for over 50 years in a large variety of applications.
PEG and
propylene glycol open the skin's pores and allow harmful ingredients to be absorbed more readily.