The ingredient, explained
Decyl Glucoside
A published expert safety assessment covers the exact ingredient in the specified exposure context.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
Decyl glucoside is a cleansing surfactant. Its recorded formula roles also include helping maintain emulsion stability.
About this ingredient: CosIng identity and functions via Open Beauty Facts ↗ · European Commission ingredient function definitions ↗
- Cleansing
- Helps remove material from the body surface.
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helps keep an emulsion from separating.
- Surfactant
- Changes surface tension to help a product distribute or interact with other materials.
Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗
Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.
A closer look
What the research shows
Safety assessment
Panel concluded listed alkyl glucosides safe in assessed cosmetic use when formulated to be nonirritating.
What this does not tell us
Group toxicology and read-across support safety only; formulation and concentration matter. This does not rule out individual contact allergy.
Sources for this summary. PubMed 24174472 ↗
Research review checked Oct 1, 2026
Bounded review of local candidates, exact-name indexed primary journal/PubMed safety and topical searches; not a systematic review.
Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.
Read the 1 selected study
Safety assessment
Safety assessment of decyl glucoside and other alkyl glucosides as used in cosmetics. ↗
International journal of toxicology · 2013
Follow the formula
Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
Registry identity
D-Glucoside, Decyl
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- DECYL GLUCOSIDE
- CAS registry number
- 54549-25-6, 58846-77-8, 141464-42-8, 68515-73-1
- EC number
- 259-218-1
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026
- European Commission ingredient function definitions ↗ · Recorded Sep 30, 2026