Has Propylenglycol In Rogaine An Ototoxic Effect?

[Evelyne]

Can the Rogaine ingredient Propylenglycol cause tinnitus or hearing loss? This is currently discussed regarding e-cigarettes (inhalation of propylen). What happens if rogaine is overdosed and the propylen is absorbed from the body? Can it have an ototoxic effect?

 

[9982]

Can the Rogaine ingredient Propylenglycol cause tinnitus or hearing loss? This is currently discussed regarding e-cigarettes (inhalation of propylen). What happens if rogaine is overdosed and the propylen is absorbed from the body? Can it have an ototoxic effect?

Doubt it. It's been used in pharmaceuticals like asthma inhalers and also ventilation in hospitals as an antibacterial, also in tons of processed foods and theater Fog for decades. It would be known by now.