# GALACTOGLUCAN

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_galactoglucan
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Viscosity controlling
Identifier: GALACTOGLUCAN

> GALACTOGLUCAN: Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a thickener. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Galactoglucan is a polysaccharide consisting of alternating galactopyranosyl and glucopyranosyl units in which the R1 group on the glucose residue may be an acetyl group, and the R2 and R3 groups on the galactose residue may be a pyruvyl (carboxyethylidene) group.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/101328

_Assessed by Greenveil._