SucroseCocoate
AKA “sucrose, saccharose, sugar, Table sugar, Cane sugar
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
SucroseCocoate
AKA: Saccharose, Sugar, Table sugar, Cane sugar
Ingredient · Humectant · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived
Humectant
Skin Conditioner
Plant Oil
Not Clean
SucroseCocoate is a cosmetic ingredient.
Formula
C12H22O11
Mol. Weight
342.30
CAS #
57-50-1
Form
Liquid
See origin →
Functions
Humectant
A moisture magnet. Pulls water from the air and deeper skin layers up to the surface to keep skin plump and hydrated.
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Draws In Moisture
Conditions Skin
Soothing
Draws moisture to skin
Calms irritated skin
Traditional Use
A modern sugar-derived emulsifier developed in the late 20th century from coconut and sugar sources. Created as a gentle, biodegradable alternative to petroleum-derived surfactants in natural and organic cosmetics.
Skin Types
all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
4
CIR
Safe
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USApermitted
EUrestricted
JAPANrestricted
CANADArestricted
Sucrose cocoate, a component of cosmetic preparations, enhances nasal and ocular peptide absorption.
Ahsan F, Arnold JJ, Meezan E, Pillion DJ
International journal of pharmaceutics, 2003
Metabolic engineering pathways for rare sugars biosynthesis, physiological functionalities, and applications-a review.
Bilal M, Iqbal HMN, Hu H, Wang W, Zhang X
Critical reviews in food science and nutrition, 2018
Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Polyamino Sugar Condensate
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Polyamino Sugar Condensate
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Safety Assessment of <I>Saccharum officinarum</I> (Sugarcane)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Polyamino Sugar Condensate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Punica Granatum Fruit/Sucrose Ferment Filtrate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Extract
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Saccharum Officinarum (Sugarcane) Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Acetate/Stearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Benzoate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Cocoate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Dilaurate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Distearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Hexaerucate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Hexaoleate/Hexapalmitate/Hexastearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Hexapalmitate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Laurate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Myristate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Octaacetate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Oleate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Palmitate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Pentaerucate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Pentahydroxystearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polybehenate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polycottonseedate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polylaurate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polylinoleate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polyoleate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polysoyate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Polystearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Tetrahydroxystearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Tetraisostearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Tribehenate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Trilaurate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Sucrose Tristearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
Nutrition and aging skin: sugar and glycation.
Danby FW
Clinics in dermatology, 2010
A peculiar case of sensitization to Candelilla Cera and sucrose (di)stearate in a toddler.
Darrigade AS, Dendooven E, Mangodt E, Vermander E, Hagendorens M et al.
Contact dermatitis, 2020
Acer Saccharum Sugar Maple Extract
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Polyamino Sugar Condensate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Acetate/Stearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Benzoate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Cocoate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Dilaurate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Distearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Laurate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Myristate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Octaacetate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Palmitate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Polycottonseedate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Polysoyate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Polystearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Stearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Tetraisostearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Trilaurate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Sucrose Tristearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
A Potential Role of Keratinocyte-Derived Bilirubin in Human Skin Yellowness and Its Amelioration by Sucrose Laurate/Dilaurate.
Fang B, Card PD, Chen J, Li L, Laughlin T et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 2022
A Potential Role of Keratinocyte-Derived Bilirubin in Human Skin Yellowness and Its Amelioration by Sucrose Laurate/Dilaurate.
Fang B, Card PD, Chen J, Li L, Laughlin T et al.
International journal of molecular sciences, 2022
Safety Assessment of Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Ferguson P, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Safety Assessment of Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Ferguson P, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Safety Assessment of Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Ferguson P, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Safety Assessment of Saccharum officinarum (Sugarcane)-Derived Ingredients as Used in Cosmetics.
Ferguson P, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Development of an Auraptene-Loaded Transdermal Formulation Using Non-ionic Sugar Ester Surfactants.
Flores KA, Okada A, Arce F Jr, See GL, Itakura S et al.
Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin, 2024
The Effect of Alkyl Chain Number in Sucrose Surfactant on the Physical Properties of Quercetin-Loaded Deformable Nanoliposome and Its Effect on In Vit
Hong IK, Ha JH, Han S, Kang H, Park SN
Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018
Development of sucrose stearate-based nanoemulsions and optimisation through γ-cyclodextrin.
Klang V, Matsko N, Raupach K, El-Hagin N, Valenta C
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 2011
Enhancement of stability and skin permeation by sucrose stearate and cyclodextrins in progesterone nanoemulsions.
Klang V, Matsko N, Zimmermann AM, Vojnikovic E, Valenta C
International journal of pharmaceutics, 2010
Enhancement of stability and skin permeation by sucrose stearate and cyclodextrins in progesterone nanoemulsions.
Klang V, Matsko N, Zimmermann AM, Vojnikovic E, Valenta C
International journal of pharmaceutics, 2010
Effect of the type of lubricant on the characteristics of orally disintegrating tablets manufactured using the phase transition of sugar alcohol.
Kuno Y, Kojima M, Nakagami H, Yonemochi E, Terada K
European journal of pharmaceutics and biopharmaceutics : official journal of Arbeitsgemeinschaft fur Pharmazeutische Verfahrenstechnik e.V, 2008
Allergic contact dermatitis to sucrose stearate in a facial moisturizing cream.
Raison-Peyron N, Aerts O, Dereure O
Contact dermatitis, 2020
Polyamino Sugar Condensate.
Raj PS, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2023
Prominent efficiency in skin delivery of resveratrol by novel sucrose oleate microemulsion.
Yutani R, Komori Y, Takeuchi A, Teraoka R, Kitagawa S
The Journal of pharmacy and pharmacology, 2016
Sugar alcohols derived from lactose: lactitol, galactitol, and sorbitol.
Zhang W, Chen J, Chen Q, Wu H, Mu W
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2020
Verified Jun 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR