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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

PCA Glyceryl Oleate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

PCA Glyceryl Oleate is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 35 products, most often shampoos.

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What does PCA Glyceryl Oleate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, PCA Glyceryl Oleate softens and smooths the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: emollient.

emollient

What other names and numbers does PCA Glyceryl Oleate have?

CAS number
84608-82-2
EC number
283-393-3
CosIng reference
77189

Which products contain PCA Glyceryl Oleate?

Open Beauty Facts finds PCA Glyceryl Oleate in the ingredient lists of 35 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and anti-dandruff shampoos.

  • Shampoos21
  • Hair care15
  • Anti-dandruff shampoos2
  • Shampoo for dry hair2

Products with it, by country of sale: France 16 · Germany 9 · Norway 2 · Australia 2.

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

On these listsEmollients

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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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