Description: 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL — HUMECTANT, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING.
All Functions: HUMECTANT, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Quick Facts:
- Category: humectant
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🧪 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL
1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL
CAS Number: 106-69-4
Also Known As: —
Category: humectant
EC Number: 203-424-6
Korean Name: 1,2,6-헥산트라이올
Hexane-1,2,6-triol
1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL is a humectant ingredient used in skincare formulations.
🌍 Regulatory Status
📊 Comedogenicity
📚 Research & Evidence
🔬 The Science
💧 Skin Type Compatibility
⚠️ Don’t Combine With
🧴 Products Containing 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL
📄 Related Research
Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.
- Smyth HF Jr et al. (1969). Experimental toxicity and metabolism of 1,2,6-hexanetriol. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol.
- Miura Y et al. (1999). Allergic contact dermatitis from 1,2,6-hexanetriol in fluocinonide cream. Contact Dermatitis.
- BARUFFINI A (1957). [1,2,6-Hexanetriol, a new substance in preparation of water soluble ointment bases]. Farmaco Prat.
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