Fusel Wheat Bran/straw Glycosides

What is it?

Fusel Wheat Bran/Straw Glycosides is the product obtained by the glycosylation of the alcohols derived from fusel oil with the monosaccharides derived from hydrolyzed wheat bran and hydrolyzed wheat straw

What does it do?

Fusel Wheat Bran/straw Glycosides is listed in the EU cosmetic ingredient inventory with the following declared functions:

• Antifoaming

  reduces or prevents foam formation during processing or use

• Solvent

  dissolves other ingredients into a uniform liquid phase

• Surfactant - cleansing

  surfactant whose primary cosmetic role is cleansing — the active workhorse in soaps, shampoos, and body washes

• Surfactant - emulsifying

  surfactant that forms and stabilises emulsions of oil and water — without it, creams and lotions would separate

• Surfactant - hydrotrope

  surfactant that increases the solubility of poorly-soluble substances in water-based formulations

EU regulatory status

Fusel Wheat Bran/straw Glycosides is allowed for use in cosmetic products in the European Union under Regulation 1223/2009. It is not subject to a specific Annex restriction at the time of writing.

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