Surfactant, emulsifying

What is PEG-6 Caprylic/Capric Glycerides?

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the European Commission’s public database of cosmetic ingredients. The function classes that database records for it are: Surfactant, emulsifying.

A function class records the role an ingredient is put in a formula for. It is what the database files the ingredient under, not a finding of ours about what it does on skin.

Which products use it?

Of the 130 products whose labels we have read, one puts this one on the front.

LAGOM

Gel To Water Cleanser

We checked 13 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. 2 of them hold up. The rest are only partly right or have nothing behind them.

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See the label check (13 lines)

Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.

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  • A gel type morning cleanser
    Korean original

    젤 타입 아침 클렌저

  • Texture: a bouncy gel texture, colourless and transparent.
    Korean original

    제형 : 탱글한 젤 제형으로 무색 투명해요.

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  • A bubble-free gel cleanser containing 85% skincare ingredients
    Korean original

    스킨케어 성분 85% 함유 버블프리 젤 클렌저

  • Main functions: ultra sensitive | moisture care
    Korean original

    주요 기능 초민감성ㅣ수분케어

  • Recommended type & texture: dry skin
    Korean original

    추천 타입 & 제형 건성 피부

  • A gel to water type morning moisturising cleanser
    Korean original

    젤 투 워터 타입 아침 보습 클렌저

  • It has completed a low irritation test too, so it will be no burden to use every morning.
    Korean original

    저자극 테스트도 완료했으니 매일 아침 사용하기에 부담이 없을 거예요.

  • Test result: judged non-irritating in a 24-hour/48-hour patch test
    Korean original

    시험 결과 : 24시간/48시간 첩포테스트 결과 비자극성으로 판정

  • Note: it is also good as a first wash for light face makeup or sunscreen. However, for point makeup such as mascara, please use a dedicated remover.
    Korean original

    유의사항 : 가벼운 피부 화장이나 선크림의 1차 세안용으로도 좋아요. 단, 마스카라 등 포인트 메이크업은 전용 리무버를 사용해 주세요.

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  • A moisture filling morning cleanser
    Korean original

    수분 채움 아침클렌저

  • Fragrance: close to fragrance free.
    Korean original

    향 : 거의 무향에 가까워요.

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  • 85% skincare ingredients
    Korean original

    스킨케어 성분 85%

  • 99% pore impurity cleansing
    Korean original

    99% 모공노폐물 세정