• Diethylene glycol (DEG) is a sweet-tasting, colorless, hygroscopic liquid.
• Diethylene glycol is used in the manufacture of saturated and unsaturated polyester resins, polyurethanes, and plasticizers
• Commonly used in the commercial preparation of antifreeze, brake fluid, cigarettes, lubricants, wallpaper strippers, artificial fog and haze solutions, and heating/cooling fuel.
• It is an excellent solvent for many relatively insoluble substances such as nitrocellulose, resins, dyes, oils, and other organic compounds, and as a component in printing ink, and glue, and some dyes.
• Its medical grade is used in personal care products as skin cream and lotions, deodorants.