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Glucoside surfactants

Cleaner choiceReviewed September 18, 2026

Decyl Glucoside · Coco-Glucoside · Caprylyl Glucoside · Lauryl Glucoside · Alkyl Polyglucoside · Coco-Betaine

Mild sugar-derived cleansers made from coconut or corn and plant sugars.

What it does

Cleansing

Our take

Sugar-derived cleansers used where a conventional formula would use SLS or SLES. They clean without stripping the barrier, they are readily biodegradable, and they are not ethoxylated. The class of surfactant we build cleansers around. They clean without stripping, they're readily biodegradable, and they're not ethoxylated. If you're comparing two cleansers, the one led by glucosides rather than sulfates is the gentler one.

Suitable from

Tween, 8+ · Teen, 13+ · Young adult, 20+ · Middle aged, 40+

Skin types

Any skin · Sensitive · Dry · Blemish-prone