What does Caprylyl/capryl glucosides/xylosides do?

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a cleansing agent. Caprylyl/Capryl Glucosides/Xylosides is the product obtained by the glycosylation of a blend of caprylyl and capryl alcohols with Glucose and Xylose.

Is Caprylyl/capryl glucosides/xylosides 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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Caprylyl/capryl glucosides/xylosides

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Caprylyl/capryl glucosides/xylosides in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a cleansing agent. Caprylyl/Capryl Glucosides/Xylosides is the product obtained by the glycosylation of a blend of caprylyl and capryl alcohols with Glucose and Xylose.
Emulsifying
Surfactant
Cleansing
Foam boosting
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

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

EUCosIngActiveCaprylyl/Capryl Glucosides/Xylosides is the product obtained by the glycosylation of a blend of caprylyl and capryl alcohols with Glucose and Xylose.
- Caprylyl/Capryl Glucosides/Xylosides is the product obtained by the glycosylation of a blend of caprylyl and capryl alcohols with Glucose and Xylose.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

1 data source

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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Suitability

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

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.