Is caprylyl/capryl glucoside made from coconut?
Caprylyl/capryl glucoside is a mild cleanser made by joining short fatty alcohols to glucose. The glucose usually comes from corn. The fatty alcohols are the short ones found in coconut oil and palm kernel oil, and the label does not say which.
It is a cousin of decyl glucoside and lauryl glucoside, and like them it is common in baby washes, facial cleansers, micellar waters and products sold as natural.
More often than not, this one turns out to be coconut or palm kernel, so it holds a product’s verdict open on its own.
On a label: caprylyl/capryl glucoside · caprylyl capryl glucoside · caprylyl glucoside · capryl glucoside · caprilil/capril glucosido · caprilil glucosido
Products we checked that contain it
2 of the 117 products in the registry. Each one read off the packet by a person, with the date.
Contains coconut (1)
Can’t be verified (1)
What the companies said
Where a company has told us what plant their version comes from, it is on their page, quoted and dated.
The whole family: Decyl / lauryl / caprylyl glucoside
Related names: Decyl glucoside · Lauryl glucoside
Whether this matters for you depends on which kind of coconut allergy you have →
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Reactions to refined derivatives vary from person to person. This list helps you ask better questions; your allergist decides what you avoid. Educational only, not medical advice. Always confirm with your allergist.