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Caprylyl/capryl glucoside

CAS 68515-73-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Caprylyl/capryl glucoside in plain language

What it is

Also known as Caprylyl/capryl oligoglucoside · D-​Glucopyranose, oligomeric, decyl octyl glycosides · D-glucopyranose, oligomeric, decyl octyl glycosides · D-glucopyranose, oligomeric, decyl octyl glycosides polymer · Decyl octyl oligoglucoside · (C8-C10)alkyl ether of corn sugar

Show all 24 names

D-Glucopyranose, oligomeric, C8-10 glycosides · D-Glucopyranose, oligomers, decyl octyl glycosides · D-Glucose, decyl octyl ethers, oligomeric · Desulf GOS-P-60WCG · Decyl Glucoside · octyl-poly-D-glucosides Decyl · Ethers, d-glucose, decyl octyl, oligomeric · Oramix cg 110 · Oramix CG110 · Oligomeric D-glucopyranose decyl octyl glycosides · Plantacare 810 up · Triton CG-LL0 surfactant · alkyl glucoside surfactant · alkyl polyglucoside · alkyl polyglycoside · alkyl polyglycoside surfactant · caprylyl/decyl glucoside · glucopyranose glycocide oligomers

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a foaming agent. D-Glucopyranose, oligomers, decyl octyl glycosides.

  • Cleansing
  • Foaming
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Foaming agent
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Caprylyl/capryl glucoside appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveD-Glucopyranose, oligomers, decyl octyl glycosides
    • D-Glucopyranose, oligomers, decyl octyl glycosidesSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 756 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction and building materials, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 756 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction and building materials, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Cleaning agent, Foamant.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Caprylyl/capryl glucoside. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Caprylyl/capryl glucoside yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated october 15, 2019

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Caprylyl/capryl glucoside in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

756

Named organisations

6

Personal careConstruction and building materialsCleaning products and household careFood and drugCleaning and safetyVehicle

Typical roles

CleansingFoamingEmulsifierSurfactantFoaming agentCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Caprylyl/capryl glucoside; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Caprylyl/capryl glucoside in the catalog.