1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL
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Description: 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL — HUMECTANT, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING.

All Functions: HUMECTANT, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Quick Facts:

  • Category: humectant
Safety: Generally Low ConcernResearch confidence: Good

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

🧪 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL

Chemical structure of 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.

HUMECTANTSOLVENTVISCOSITY CONTROLLING

🌍 Regulatory Status

EU: No restriction on fileUS: No restriction on file

📊 Comedogenicity

No data yet
Not rated for this ingredient yet.

📚 Research & Evidence

PUBMED CITATIONS
3
Data sources: EU CosIng PubMed

🔬 The Science

No data yet
A deeper research write-up hasn’t been generated for this ingredient yet.

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

No data yet
Per-skin-type data isn’t curated for this ingredient yet.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

No data yet
No known incompatibilities on file for this ingredient.

🧴 Products Containing 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL

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📄 Related Research

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