C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside is a surfactant and emulsifying ingredient. It’s in 35 products on Poliage, most often moisturizer, eye cream and serum. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
In plain English
C12-20 alkyl glucoside: used to keep oil and water blended.
What it does
Contains C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside: emulsifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside: surfactant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 54882, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain C12-20 Alkyl Glucoside
Marie Veronique
Sheer Tint Zinc SPF 30
Sunscreen · Lists essential oils, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Shirt Control
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Skinfix
Skin Barrier Restoring Gel Cream
Moisturizer · Lists exfoliating acid
Dermalogica
Skin Soothing Hydrating Lotion
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid
Torriden
SOLID IN Essence
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Clarins
Soothing Gentle Foaming Cleanser
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Allies of Skin
Tranexamic & Arbutin Advanced Brightening Serum
Serum · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Clarins
Velvet Cleansing Milk
Lists fragrance
Pixi
Vitamin-C CremeSerum
Serum · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Laneige
Water Bank Blue Hyaluronic Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance, silicones, coconut derivatives
100% Pure
Yerba Mate Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens
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