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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Beta-Glucan in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Beta-Glucan is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 44 products, most often skincare.

By Bravoora teamUpdated Sources checked 2 sourcesHow we check

What does Beta-Glucan do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Beta-Glucan keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: skin conditioning.

skin conditioning

What is Beta-Glucan?

beta-Glucan is a polysaccharide consisting of b(1-3) linked glucose chains carrying b(1-6) linked glucose sidechains.

CAS number
26874-89-5
CosIng reference
54744

Which products contain Beta-Glucan?

Open Beauty Facts finds Beta-Glucan in the ingredient lists of 44 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often skincare, face care and face masks.

  • Skincare5
  • Face care3
  • Face masks2

Products with it, by country of sale: Turkey 8 · United States 7 · Germany 6 · France 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Beta-Glucan turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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