Ingredient
Caprylyl Glycol
A humectant that also helps other preservatives work, so less of them is needed.
What it is there to do
Humectant
Draws water into the upper layers of the skin or hair.
Preservative
Keeps the product free of microbial growth in use.
Conditioning agent
Improves how skin or hair feels and behaves.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.