Caprylyl Glycol
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient ingredient. It’s in 2,021 products on Poliage, most often exfoliant, lip and moisturizer. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 25, 2026
In plain English
A glycol made from caprylic acid. Conditions skin and helps preservatives work.
What it does
Contains Caprylyl Glycol: emollient
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Caprylyl Glycol: hair-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Caprylyl Glycol: humectant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Caprylyl Glycol: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 74860, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Caprylyl Glycol
Tocobo
Cotton Airy Sun Stick
Sunscreen · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tree Hut
Cotton Candy Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils
cover girl simply ageless
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Tree Hut
Cranberry Fluff Mini Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · 5.5 oz · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Tree Hut
Cranberry Fluff Shea Sugar Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, retinoid, essential oils
Mad Hippie
Cream Cleanser
Cleanser · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
CeraVe
Cream to Water Makeup Melter
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
ADVANCED CLINICALS
CREEPY SKIN - WRINKLE SMOOTHENING CREAM
237ml · Label from United Arab Emirates · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
st. ives
crema corporal con avena y karite
Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
Crema corporal neutro balance
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, silicones
Cien
Crema de manos aloe vera
Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Deliplus
Crema facial hidrata ácido hialurónico y aloe vera
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance
Avon
Crema para manos banana revitalizante
Label from Argentina · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Instituto español
Crema regenadora
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Deliplus
Crema reparadora de grietas para pies
Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Deliplus
crema solar facial
50ml · Label from Morocco and Spain · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, silicones, chemical UV filters, coconut derivatives
dm
Crema solare 50+ spray
200 ml · Label from Austria, Germany and Italy · Lists chemical UV filters
Cosmia
Crème anti-âge jour et nuit 4 en 1
0.05 l · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, silicones, chemical UV filters
Cosmia
Créme corps hydratante
0.3 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol
Cosmia
Crème corps réparatrice
0.3 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Nivea
Creme Facial Nivea Q10 Energy Antissinais para os Olhos
15 ml · Label from Brazil · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Sephora
Crème fouettée corps hydratante
400ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
L’Oréal
crème hydratante mains
75 ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Cosmia
Creme jour anti-rides au q10
0.05 l · Label from France · Lists fragrance
Related guides
How to read an ingredient list
What the ingredient list on a beauty product tells you, what the names mean, and what it leaves out, using FDA and EU labeling rules.
Does ingredient order show how much is in a product?
Ingredient lists run from most to least, but only down to 1%. Below that, any order is allowed. What the order shows and what it hides.
How do you patch test a new product?
What the AAD, FDA and DermNet say about testing a small area, the FDA hair dye skin test, in-office patch tests, and contact allergy basics.