What does Caprylyl glycol do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a deodorant. Caprylyl Glycol is the diol.

Is Caprylyl glycol safe?

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

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cleaning
food
industrial

Caprylyl glycol

CAS 87720-89-6

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

2205885-37-4 · 1117-86-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Caprylyl glycol in plain language

What it is: Also known as 1,2-octanediol · Capryl glycol · Dermosoft octiol · Octane-1,2-diol · (+/-)-OCTANE-1,2-DIOL · (±)-OCTANE-1,2-DIOL
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1,2-Dihydroxyoctane · 1,2-octandiol · 1,2-octylene glycol · Jeecide cap · Lexgard o · Oristar cpg · Octan-1,2-diol · Phenoxyethanol (and) Caprylyl Glycol · UNII-00YIU5438U · caprylylglycol · racemic 1,2-octanediol
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a deodorant. Caprylyl Glycol is the diol.
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Deodorant
Hair conditioning
Antioxidant
Preservative
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 glycol appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveCaprylyl Glycol is the diol that conforms to the formula
- Caprylyl Glycol is the diol that conforms to the formulaSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9743 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Preservative, Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9743 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Preservative, Biocide.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Caprylyl glycol. 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 glycol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 14, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2028-01-16
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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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

9,743

Named organisations

Personal careCleaning products and household careConstructionFood and drugPet and animal careBatteries

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningDeodorantHair conditioningAntioxidantPreservative

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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Caprylyl glycol are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Caprylyl glycol; 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 Caprylyl glycol in the catalog.