A sugar-based (glucoside) surfactant.
What it is
Caprylyl/capryl glucoside is a non-ionic surfactant made from short-chain fatty alcohols and glucose. It is used in mild cleansers and as a solubiliser.
Where it is used
Face washes, micellar waters, shampoos and baby washes.
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.
The slash is part of the INCI name; it is one ingredient.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Foaming
- Traping numerous small bubbles of air or other gas within a small volume of liquid by modifying the surface tension of the liquid.
- 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 (323)
- Birch juice ampoule · Round Lab
- Augenpads Cutieful Eyes · ISANA
- Sleep Calming Pillow Mist · The Body Shop
- Sunlit Bronze Self-Tan Drops · The Body Shop
- Oat Milk Oil Cleanser · Lumene
- HELLÄ Moisturizing Micellar Water · Lumene
- Profesjonalny płyn micelarny do demakijażu twarzy, oczu i ust 3w1 · Eveline Cosmetics
- Intensywnie regenerujący płyn micelarny · Eveline Cosmetics
- Profesjonalny płyn micelarny do demakijażu, wersja mini · Eveline Cosmetics
- Nawilżający płyn micelarny · Eveline Cosmetics
- Rozświetlający płyn micelarny · Eveline Cosmetics
- Clean Shot Tonik-hydrolat · Eveline Cosmetics