Decyl Polyglucose ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a mild nonionic cleansing surfactant that helps lift oil and soil while supporting foam in face washes, shampoos, body washes, and baby-care cleansers.
What does Decyl Polyglucose do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a mild nonionic cleansing surfactant that helps lift oil and soil while supporting foam in face washes, shampoos, body washes, and baby-care cleansers.
Is Decyl Polyglucose clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well accepted and not a common restricted-list concern. Like most cleansing agents, it can cause dryness or eye sting at higher active levels, especially in formulas with a high total surfactant load.
Is Decyl Polyglucose sustainable?
This material is commonly made from plant-derived sugar and fatty alcohol feedstocks, often from corn, coconut, or palm kernel sources. It is readily biodegradable, with the main sourcing caveat being traceable palm-derived inputs where applicable.
Is Decyl Polyglucose COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted in COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic formulations when the raw material meets the standard’s sourcing and processing requirements. It aligns well with Green Chemistry through renewable feedstocks, good biodegradability, and use in water-based systems.
How does Decyl Polyglucose work chemically?
The molecule combines a C10 fatty chain with one or more glucose units through a glycosidic linkage, giving it a hydrophobic tail and a hydrophilic sugar head. It is often supplied as a 50 to 60% active aqueous solution, used around 1 to 10% active surfactant in cleansers, and is typically formulated with pH adjustment because commercial grades are alkaline.
Last updated 2026-05-16