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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 14 products, most often hair care.

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What does Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer keeps the skin in good condition, makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier and leaves a thin film on skin, hair or nails. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning, hair conditioning, film forming and skin protecting.

skin conditioninghair conditioningfilm formingskin protecting

What is Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer?

Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer is a copolymer of capryloyl glycerin and sebacic acid monomers.

CAS number
1190099-88-7
CosIng reference
87273

Which products contain Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer?

Open Beauty Facts finds Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer in the ingredient lists of 14 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often hair care, hair masks and hair conditioners.

  • Hair care2
  • Hair masks1
  • Hair conditioners1

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 5 · France 4 · Spain 3 · Greece 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Capryloyl Glycerin/Sebacic Acid Copolymer 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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