It's also used in vapes and is the main ingredient in miralax. It's also used as an artificial sweetener and as a nontoxic antifreeze for RV water systems.
Vapes, Miralax, Artificial Sweetener, nontoxic antifreeze
Here is the MSDS:
"Ingestion: Causes gastrointestinal irritation with nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Low hazard for usual industrial handling."
http://www.ciscochem.com/assets/polyethylene-glycol-3350-sds.pdf
LOL
Yes, polyethylene glycol can cause diarrhea, which is why it is used as a laxative, specifically miralax.
it also stops ice cream crystallising.
if youve ever had icecream, youve had PEG
oh! it was also used as coolant in superchargers for fighter planes in WWII which is nice.
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