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INCI name

ARACHIDYL GLUCOSIDE

Arachidyl glucoside

Surfactant – emulsifyingSurfactant – cleansingreviewed

A sugar-based emulsifier and cleansing surfactant.

What it is

Arachidyl Glucoside is an ether of glucose and arachidyl alcohol, a fatty alcohol with 20 carbon atoms. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.

Where it is used

Mainly found in creams and lotions, where it helps combine oil and water phases; it is often accompanied by fatty alcohols such as arachidyl or behenyl alcohol.

Limits of interpretation

The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.

Functions

Surfactant – emulsifying
Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
Surfactant – cleansing
Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

EU regulation

This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.

Products with this ingredient (114)

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