XYLITOL

Function
anti-seborrheic, deodorant, flavouring, humectant, skin conditioning - humectant
CAS
87-99-0
Comedogenic
0–1DERIVED, not measured: no member of the polyol family that Fulton 1989 tested scored 2 or above. Supporting rows -- Propylene glycol 0, Butylene glycol 1, Hexylene glycol 0-2 (max 2 excluded from support), Glycerin 0, Sorbitol 0 -- the free polyols, none above 1 except hexylene glycol. This ingredient itself was not tested; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
Appears in
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Definition

Xylitol is the pentahydric alcohol that conforms to the formula

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.