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CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDE

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 189 list it before the 1% line and 292 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 479 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 479

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII E00JL9G9K0 · registered name CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL OLIGOGLUCOSIDE · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

D-Glucopyranose, oligomers, decyl octyl glycosides

Cosmetic roles

Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGCreates foamFOAMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Decyl Glucoside and Other Alkyl Glucosides as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name (カプリリル/カプリル)グルコシド: 本品は、グルコース(*)とカプリリルアルコール及びデシルアルコールとの縮合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

CAPRYLYL/CAPRYL GLUCOSIDEINCI카프릴릴/카프릴글루코사이드Korean label name (MFDS standard)D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, decyl octyl glycosidesSynonym(カプリリル/カプリル)グルコシドJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
68515-73-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
500-220-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID70872594

Measured properties

Initial boiling point and range
100 ℃
Vapour pressure
17 ㎜Hg
Vapour density
(&amp, lt, 1)
Relative density
1.15

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 243 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Surfactant (surface active agent)118
  • Cleaning agent69
  • Foamant33
  • Emulsifier12
  • Wetting agent (non-aqueous)3
  • Soil amendments3
  • Opacifer2
  • Surface modifier1
2 other uses
  • Dispersing agent1
  • Plasticizer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
  • Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
    Eye Irritation · Read Across

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 12