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INCI ingredient

Methyl Gluceth-20

Methyl Gluceth-20 appears on 27 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Methyl Gluceth-20 appears on 27 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cleansers.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: humectant, moisturising

Products with Methyl Gluceth-20

in 27 products

Showing 24 of 27 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • humectant
  • moisturising
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
  • moisturising: Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.

CAS 68239-42-9

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake