Ethylhexylglycerin
Ethylhexylglycerin is a lightweight, skin-friendly preservative booster and conditioning agent commonly used in UK skincare and makeup products. It helps extend the shelf life of formulas while leaving skin feeling soft and smooth. You’ll often find it paired with other preservatives in serums, moisturisers, cleansers and sunscreens.
How it works in skincare
In cosmetics and skincare, ethylhexylglycerin functions as a multifunctional ingredient that boosts the efficacy of traditional preservatives, allowing brands to use lower concentrations. It also improves the feel of a product on the skin, reducing greasiness and providing a subtle conditioning effect that helps maintain the skin’s natural moisture barrier without leaving a heavy residue.
Key benefits
- Boosts preservative effectiveness
- Improves product texture and skin feel
- Helps maintain the skin’s moisture barrier
- Reduces tackiness in formulations
- Gentle on sensitive skin
- Lightweight conditioning for hair and skin
Best for
sensitive skin, dry skin, normal skin, oily skin, combination skin
Where it comes from
Ethylhexylglycerin is synthetically produced from vegetable glycerin derived from plant oils such as coconut or palm. It is valued in clean beauty formulations for its gentle profile and effectiveness at low concentrations.
Products with Ethylhexylglycerin
Not every product on UK Lips lists a full ingredient breakdown — so there may be many more formulas that contain Ethylhexylglycerin than we can show here. These are the comparisons where we’ve confirmed it in the listed ingredients.
- Hugo Boss Hugo Man 2-Piece Gift Set – 75ml Eau de Toilette & 150ml Deodorant Spray Hugo Boss
- Hugo Boss Bottled Deodorant Stick 75g Hugo Boss
- Hugo Boss Bottled Deodorant Spray 150ml Hugo Boss
- Boss The Scent EDT 50Ml + Deo Spray 150Ml Gs Boss
- Issey Miyake L'Eau d'Issey Pour Homme Deodorant Spray 150ml Issey Miyake