Caprylyl Glycol
Caprylyl Glycol is a humectant and emollient ingredient. It’s in 2,028 products on Poliage, most often exfoliant, lip and moisturizer. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 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
Dove
Kids Care Foaming Body Wash Cotton Candy
Body wash · 13.5 oz · Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
Nivea sun
Kids protege & cuida
270ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Coppertone
Kids Roll On SPF 50 Sunscreen Lotion
Sunscreen · Lists silicones
NIVEA
kids sensitive protect
200 ml · Label from Norway and Sweden · Lists drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Nivea Sun
kids sensitive protect 5 in 1 SPF50+ lotion
200 ml · Label from Sweden · Lists drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Nivea
Kids Sensitive Protect Spray, SPF50
200 ml · Label from Norway · Lists drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
up & up
Kids’ Sunscreen Lotion
Sunscreen · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Rare Beauty
Kind Words Matte Lip Liner
Lip · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Kirkland
Kirkland Moisture Conditioner
Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, silicones
Urban Hydration
Kiwi & Pomegranate Micellar Cleansing Water
Lists fragrance, retinoid
Medicube
Kojic Acid Capsule Foam Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, retinoid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Medicube
Kojic Acid Turmeric Gel Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Peach & Lily
Korean Glass Skin Collagen Ginseng Face Mask - Clear
Mask · Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils
L’Oréal
L’après-shampooing hydratant Lait d’amande nourricier
200 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay - Cicaplast Mains
100 ml, 98 g · Label from France · Lists silicones
La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay Anthelios Melt-in Milk Sunscreen SPF 100
100 ml · Lists silicones, chemical UV filters
L’Oréal
La Terra
Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
The Ordinary
Lactic Acid 10% + HA
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid
The Ordinary
Lactic Acid 5% + HA
Exfoliant · Lists exfoliating acid
Cosmia
Lait corps hydratant nourrissant
0.25 l · Label from France, Portugal and World · Lists fragrance, silicones
Auchan
Lait corps hydratant réparateur
0.25 l · Label from France, Spain and World · Lists fragrance, silicones
L’Oréal
Lait corps hydratant surdoux à la crème de talc
400 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, silicones
Cosmia
Lait démaquillant
0.25 l · Label from France and World · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
L’Oréal
Lait Démaquillant végétal hydratant à l’Extrait d’Aloe
Label from France · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
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.