A simple sugar that is also one of two components of sucrose, or table sugar. It is used as a humectant in skincare products. Glucose is also used to flavor lip care cosmetics because of its mildly sweet taste.
Moisturizing
Humectant
Moisturizing (Humectant)
Humectants are moisturizing ingredients that draw moisture to the skin, either from deeper layers or from the environment (when it's humid).
Humectant
Moisturizing (Humectant)
Humectants are moisturizing ingredients that draw moisture to the skin, either from deeper layers or from the environment (when it's humid).
Other functions
Flavor
Flavor
Flavor ingredients bring sweetness to a product or are used to recreate various tastes.
Flavor
Flavor
Flavor ingredients bring sweetness to a product or are used to recreate various tastes.
Origin
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Overview
Glucose is a simple sugar that is the most common cellular energy source in the body. It is also one of two components of sucrose, or table sugar.
In skincare products, glucose is frequently used as a humectant, which is a type of moisturizer that draws water into the skin from deeper layers of the skin or even from the environment. The humectancy of glucose is due to its highly water-loving chemical structure, which features five hydroxyl (-OH) groups on a very small molecule.
In addition to functioning as a humectant, glucose can also be used to flavor lip care cosmetics because of its mildly sweet taste.
Humectant
