# SODIUM CAPROOYL HYALURONATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_unii_wok72_on64_y
Categories: beauty
Functions: Skin conditioning, Skin protecting, Film forming
Identifier: SODIUM CAPROOYL HYALURONATE

> SODIUM CAPROOYL HYALURONATE: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a skin protectant and a film former. Sodium Caprooyl Hyaluronate is the sodium salt of the product obtained by the esterification of Caproic Acid with Hyaluronic Acid. FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## 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: FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Sodium Caprooyl Hyaluronate is the sodium salt of the product obtained by the esterification of Caproic Acid with Hyaluronic Acid
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.

## 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/87149
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:WOK72ON64Y

_Assessed by Greenveil._