Ingredient

Caprylyl Glycol

Low risk

FunctionHumectant

What it is — Caprylyl Glycol (INCI: Caprylyl Glycol) is a humectant — a water-binding ingredient.

What it does — It is commonly used as a mild humectant with preservative-boosting properties.

Typical use — It appears across toners, essences, serums, sheet masks, lotions and creams, as well as scalp and hair products, generally as a supporting hydrator. Because it is water-soluble and lightweight, it slots easily into most formats without adding heaviness.

Who it suits / good to know — Suitable for most skin and scalp types. Because humectants draw in moisture, they tend to perform best applied to damp skin and paired with an occlusive or moisturizer, especially in dry air. If your skin runs very dry, sealing it in afterwards helps lock the moisture down.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk in its EWG-style, ingredient-by-ingredient review. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

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Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 18 DHALIORA products

ANEAN Argan Oil Curling Up Hair Lotion ANEAN Argan Oil Curling Up Hair LotionScreening 9.8 Bellpo Rice-Bran Water Deep Cleansing Tissue Bellpo Rice-Bran Water Deep Cleansing TissueScreening 9.8 Cleety Lacto Probiotics Tea Tree Feminine Foaming Wash Cleety Lacto Probiotics Tea Tree Feminine Foaming WashScreening 9.5 Day&Blue UV Sun Mist SPF50+ Day&Blue UV Sun Mist SPF50+Screening 8.9 Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair Pack Deepeer Premium Perfume Repair Treatment Hair PackScreening 9.1 Dr. Bio Eco Moisture Cream Dr. Bio Eco Moisture CreamScreening 9.8 EIIO Refreshing Sea Salt Scalp Scaler EIIO Refreshing Sea Salt Scalp ScalerScreening 9.0 HIDIFF Royal Soft Clean Kit HIDIFF Royal Soft Clean KitScreening 9.0 Hyggee Relief Chamomile Cream Hyggee Relief Chamomile CreamScreening 9.8 Inusth Acne Jelly Body Wash Inusth Acne Jelly Body WashScreening 9.3 Lacelltix Skin Recovery Pepta Tox Ampoule Lacelltix Skin Recovery Pepta Tox AmpouleScreening 9.3 Marshique Serum Glow Tone-up Sun Cushion SPF50+ Marshique Serum Glow Tone-up Sun Cushion SPF50+Screening 9.5 MYABIS Soft Gel Cleanser MYABIS Soft Gel CleanserScreening 9.2 Seapuri Chicken-Skin Smoothing Body Mist Seapuri Chicken-Skin Smoothing Body MistScreening 9.1 Shingmulnara Young Green Tea Squeeze Cleansing Balm Shingmulnara Young Green Tea Squeeze Cleansing BalmScreening 9.8 Sunday To Monday Diamond Spicule 5,000 Shot Sunday To Monday Diamond Spicule 5,000 ShotScreening 9.1 Towbtowb Perfect Collagen Mask Towbtowb Perfect Collagen MaskScreening 9.5 White Lotus PDRN Spray Serum White Lotus PDRN Spray SerumScreening 9.5
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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