Food-Grade Monopropylene Glycol (MPG) E1520 ? CAS No. 57-55-6

Food-Grade Monopropylene Glycol (MPG) E1520 ? CAS No. 57-55-6

Le Monopropylene Glycol (MPG), or 1,2-propanediol, is a colorless, odorless, and slightly viscous liquid, soluble in water, alcohol, and many organic substances.
This organic compound is used in multiple fields for its humectant, solvent, and stabilizing properties.
In cosmetics and soap-making, it acts as a moisturizing agent, dissolution carrier, and active ingredient vector in emulsions and cleansing products.
The food-grade MPG E1520 offered by Arcane Direct complies with REACH, USP, and ECOCERT standards, ensuring quality suited to professional, pharmaceutical, and food industry formulations.

Main Functions

• Humectant and hydrophilic solvent

• Texturizing and preservation agent

• Carrier for fragrances and cosmetic actives

• Antifreeze in technical formulations

• Stabilizer for emulsions and aqueous solutions

Industrial Use

• Cosmetic industry: creams, lotions, hydroalcoholic gels, shampoos, liquid soaps.

• Pharmaceutical industry: excipient and carrier for active substances.

• Food industry: additive E1520 (solvent, preservative, humectant).

• Chemical industry: heat transfer fluids and technical antifreeze.

• Tobacco and e-liquid industry: VG/PG base in liquid compositions.

Professional Use

• Incorporation as a humectant in moisturizing formulations.

• Carrier for essential oils or plant-based actives.

• Improved stability of emulsions and gels.

• Can be used as a substitute for vegetable glycerin in certain formulas.

Other Common Uses

• DIY cosmetics: creams, gels, lotions.

• Ecological cleaners and detergents.

Usage Tips

• Incorporate into the aqueous phase or cold-process depending on the formulation.

• Standard cosmetic dosage: 1 to 10% depending on the desired texture.

• Store at room temperature, away from light and moisture.

• Stable and non-volatile product.

Safety / Compliance / Labels

• INCI: Propylene Glycol

• CAS: 57-55-6

• Food additive E1520

• Compliant with USP / REACH / ECOCERT / COSMOS

• Biodegradable and not classified as hazardous (CLP)