# GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_galactooligosaccharides
Categories: beauty
Functions: Humectant, Skin conditioning
Identifier: GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES

> GALACTOOLIGOSACCHARIDES: Used in cosmetics as a humectant and a skin-conditioning agent. 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 — Galactooligosaccharides are oligosaccharides produced enzymatically from lactose by β-galactosidase, and consist chiefly of 4'-galactosyl-lactose and 4 to 5 monosaccharides in which several galactoses are bonded to lactose, and a disaccharide consisting of galactose and glucose.

## 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/94387

_Assessed by Greenveil._