What does Caprylyl dimethicone ethoxy glucoside do?

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and an emulsion stabiliser. Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside is the product obtained by the reaction of caprylyl dimethicone with a glucose polymer.

Is Caprylyl dimethicone ethoxy glucoside 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 dimethicone ethoxy glucoside

CAS 2130979-44-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Caprylyl dimethicone ethoxy glucoside in plain language

What it is: Also known as Belsil wo 5000
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and an emulsion stabiliser. Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside is the product obtained by the reaction of caprylyl dimethicone with a glucose polymer.
Emulsifying
Cleansing
Emulsion stabilising
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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Caprylyl dimethicone ethoxy glucoside appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveCaprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside is the product obtained by the reaction of caprylyl dimethicone with a glucose polymer
- Caprylyl Dimethicone Ethoxy Glucoside is the product obtained by the reaction of caprylyl dimethicone with a glucose polymerSource →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.

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.

Catalog

Found in these products

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