Is POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 Safe? — Ingredient Safety Profile · Greenveil
Ingredients POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 cleaning / industrial / pharma
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1279 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction.
Research docs 0 Claims 0 Sources 250 Function Anti-caking agent • Binder Identifier DTXSID4027862 5
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
How we scored this The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 5/100 · limited confidence.
Where it appears Prevalence of POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Construction and building materials Furniture and furnishings Construction Home maintenance Cleaning and safety Specialty occupational products
Typical roles
Anti-caking agent Binder Delivery vehicle Emulsifier Humectant
Catalog
Found in these products 217 products Co-occurrence
Often appears with Ingredients that frequently appear alongside POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 in the catalog.
Suitability Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Evidence read The published evidence profile currently shaping this ingredient record.
No evidence profiles are attached to this ingredient yet.
Linked research Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1279 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Binder, Processing aids not otherwise specified.
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Potency: 100 mg/1ml
inactive ingredient database Lubricating agent
Plasticizer
Processing aids not otherwise specified
Gillette G
Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 1000 mg/5ml
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 1.52 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 1658 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 0.5 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 50 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TRANSDERMAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 0.5 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 91 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 6108 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 4000 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 0.6 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 9 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 0.13 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 921 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: URETHRAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 9.75 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: 5 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: PASTE; Potency: 4.96 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 1.2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 0.3 mg/mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 29.7 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: AURICULAR (OTIC); Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: 9.98 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 1440 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 39 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 108 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 17 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 0.01 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 56 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 56 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRALESIONAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 87 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 56 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 87 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 60 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRASYNOVIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 3 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRASYNOVIAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 87 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 0.5 ml
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY, METERED; Maximum daily exposure: 96 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 576 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 51 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 900 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 37 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 52 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Potency: 15 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 10 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 61 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 20 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Potency: 0.16 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Maximum daily exposure: 5704 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SOFT TISSUE; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 87 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION; Potency: 2.88 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Potency: 2.88 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 396 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 1179 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 3.05 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 20.3 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Potency: 20.3 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION; Maximum daily exposure: 28216 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 24186 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: NASAL; Dosage form: SPRAY, METERED; Maximum daily exposure: 320 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 46 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION/ DROPS; Potency: 1 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 13440 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 26 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 17 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, LIQUID FILLED; Maximum daily exposure: 1122 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CONCENTRATE; Maximum daily exposure: 3000 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 29 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 70200 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION, CONCENTRATE; Maximum daily exposure: 2813 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 400 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SYRUP; Maximum daily exposure: 740 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 193 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 35 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 60 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 0.25 mg/mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, POWDER; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 10 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: EMULSION; Potency: 1.2 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 6300 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LIQUID; Potency: 1 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 5 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 1950 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 11100 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SPONGE; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SWAB; Maximum daily exposure: 5250 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: GEL; Maximum daily exposure: 1250 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 30 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: DENTAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRA-ARTICULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 3 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION; Potency: 3 %w/v
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAMUSCULAR; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 375 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: INTRAVENOUS; Dosage form: INJECTION, POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 24 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 1659 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 1.28 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 10.72 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE; Maximum daily exposure: 83 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 2667 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 83 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 2 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 90 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 433 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 1269 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 2.5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 45 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 0.5 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 18 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 53 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 60 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 70 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 3600 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 35 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS; Maximum daily exposure: 135 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 302 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 750 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 106 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 250 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 132 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 69 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 128 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 70 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 5 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: INSERT; Potency: 0.06 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 3.48 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: OPHTHALMIC; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 2 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 180 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 98 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 1200 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Potency: 6.5 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 0.21 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 29 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 242 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Potency: 49 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 14 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 8 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: RECTAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Maximum daily exposure: 208 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 24 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 361 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: NA
inactive ingredient database Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Potency: 0.95 %w/w
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 52 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 385 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 18 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 672 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 32 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: FILM, SOLUBLE; Maximum daily exposure: 107 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 463 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: FILM; Maximum daily exposure: 41 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 140 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 550 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 335 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 89 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 25 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 936 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 189 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 735 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 740 mg
inactive ingredient database Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 1287 mg
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 116 active drug products and 120 total products.
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 125 active drug products and 131 total products.
listed in openFDA substance openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
listed in openFDA substance openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as concept.
listed in openFDA substance openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
