Definition
Undecyl Glucoside is the product obtained by the condensation of undecyl alcohol with glucose
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 98283-67-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 308-766-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70892010
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601035939
- IUPAC
- Undecyl D-glucopyranoside
- Molecular formula
- C17H34O6
- Molecular weight
- 334.453 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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)2
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise (1982) equivalent or similar to - Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) Journal Officiel de la Republique Francaise (1992) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard