What does Cetearyl glucoside do?

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent. D-Glucopyranose, C16-18 alkyl glycosides.

Is Cetearyl glucoside safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
food
pharma

Cetearyl glucoside

CAS 246159-33-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cetearyl glucoside in plain language

What it is: Also known as D-Glucopyranose,C16-18-alkyl glycosides
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent. D-Glucopyranose, C16-18 alkyl glycosides.
Emulsifying
Cleansing
Emulsifier
Surfactant
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. Cetearyl glucoside appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food

EUCosIngActiveD-Glucopyranose, C16-18 alkyl glycosides
- D-Glucopyranose, C16-18 alkyl glycosidesSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1541 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1541 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Emulsifier.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 Cetearyl 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 Cetearyl 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 august 22, 2017
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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 Cetearyl glucoside in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,541

Named organisations

Personal careFood and drug

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactant

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cetearyl glucoside in the catalog.