Ingredient glossary / Cleansing agent
Decyl glucoside
On the label: Decyl Glucoside · Cleansing agent
What it is
A mild, sugar-based surfactant from corn glucose and coconut fatty alcohol; common in baby and sensitive-skin washes.
Cleansing agents: Surfactants lift oil and dirt so water can carry them off; the cleaning part of any wash, and what makes it foam.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q891778 →
In the research
44 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Gelled Oil-in-Water Microemulsions Stabilized with Natural Surfactant Decyl Glucoside as Cutaneous Nanocarriers for Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil: Formulation and Comprehensive Pharm · Pharmaceutics, 2026
- High Frequency of Sensitisation to Decyl and Lauryl Glucoside in Routine Patch Testing in the Netherland · Contact dermatitis, 2026
- Contact Allergy to Alkyl Glucosides: A Review. Part 2 · Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2026
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Products whose label lists it
2 on the siteMatched from the ingredient list the supplier printed; the position in the list (first or thirtieth) is on each product page.
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