Decyl glucoside

Decyl glucoside (CAS 58846-77-8), also known as decyl beta-D-glucopyranoside, is a mild, plant-derived nonionic surfactant used across personal care and cleaning formulations. Produced from renewable raw materials, it delivers foaming, emulsification, and cleansing performance with broad compatibility across various formulation systems and chemical environments.

In rinse-off personal care products like shampoos, body washes, and facial cleansers, it functions as a primary or co-surfactant, generating stable foam while maintaining skin and scalp tolerance. Baby care formulations rely on it specifically because it meets the mildness requirements that harsher sulfate-based surfactants cannot, ensuring safety for sensitive skin applications.

In household and industrial cleaning concentrates, it contributes degreasing and emulsification performance in formulations targeting sensitive surface or skin-contact applications. Food-contact and natural-certified cleaning products also use it where biodegradability and ingredient origin must meet certification standards such as COSMOS or ECOCERT.

Decyl glucoside is supplied as a liquid, typically as an aqueous solution with active matter content around 50–70%. It is available in technical and cosmetic grades for diverse uses. Bulk supply is standard in drums and IBCs, with concentration and pH adjusted to suit direct incorporation into formulation batches for efficient manufacturing processes.