Editing Polyethylene glycol (section)

===Commercial uses===
* PEG is the basis of many [[Moisturizer|skin creams]] (as ''[[cetomacrogol]]'') and [[personal lubricant]]s.
* PEG is used in a number of [[toothpaste]]s<ref name="Kean-2017">{{cite journal| vauthors = Kean S |title=Chemical Hope|journal=Distillations|date=2017|volume=2|issue=4|page=5|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/distillations/magazine/chemical-hope|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref> as a [[dispersant]]. In this application, it binds water and helps keep [[xanthan gum]] uniformly distributed throughout the toothpaste.
* PEG is under investigation for use in [[Liquid Armor|liquid body armor]], and in [[tattoo]]s to monitor [[diabetes]].<ref>{{cite news|publisher = BBC News|date = 1 September 2002|title = Tattoo to monitor diabetes|url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2225404.stm}}</ref>
* Polymer segments derived from PEG [[polyols]] impart flexibility to [[polyurethane]]s for applications such as elastomeric [[fiber]]s ([[spandex]]) and [[foam]] cushions.
* In low-[[molecular weight|molecular-weight]] formulations (e.g. [[PEG 400]]), it is used in [[Hewlett-Packard]] designjet [[Printer (computing)|printers]] as an ink solvent and lubricant for the print heads.
* PEG is used as an anti-foaming agent in food and drinks<ref>US Government – Food and Drug Agency {{cite web |url=https://www.fda.gov/food/ingredientspackaginglabeling/foodadditivesingredients/ucm091048.htm |title=Food Additive Status List |website=[[Food and Drug Administration]] |access-date=2 May 2017}}</ref> – its [[INS number]] is 1521<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp |title=Codex Alimentarius |work=codexalimentarius.net |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107123157/http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp |archive-date=7 January 2012 }}</ref> or E1521 in the EU.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.food.gov.uk/safereating/chemsafe/additivesbranch/enumberlist |title=Current EU approved additives and their E Numbers |access-date=21 October 2010|publisher=UK Government – Food Standards Agency}}</ref>