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Sugar, Cane
AKA “Sucrose, Cane Sugar, Table Sugar”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Sugar, cane
AKA: Sucrose, Cane Sugar, Table Sugar
Ingredient · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived Synthetic
Skin Conditioner
Not Clean
Sugar, Cane is a cosmetic ingredient.
CAS #
57-50-1
Form
Powder
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Functions
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Reduces Inflammation
Locks In Moisture
Fights Bacteria
Traditional Use
Used in traditional medicine and skincare across multiple cultures for wound healing and as a natural humectant. Sugar scrubs and honey-sugar preparations were common in Middle Eastern and Ayurvedic skincare practices.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dehydration
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
EWG
4
CIR
Safe
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
all-shades-safe
Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
EU⚠ restricted
JAPAN⚠ restricted
CANADA⚠ restricted
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
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Punica Granatum Fruit/Sucrose Ferment Filtrate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose
European Commission
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Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Acetate/Stearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Benzoate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Cocoate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Dilaurate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Distearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Hexaerucate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Hexaoleate/Hexapalmitate/Hexastearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Hexapalmitate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Laurate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Myristate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Octaacetate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Oleate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Palmitate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Pentaerucate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Pentahydroxystearate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Polybehenate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Polycottonseedate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Polylaurate
European Commission
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Sucrose Polylinoleate
European Commission
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Sucrose Polyoleate
European Commission
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Sucrose Polysoyate
European Commission
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Sucrose Polystearate
European Commission
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Sucrose Tetrahydroxystearate
European Commission
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Sucrose Tetraisostearate
European Commission
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Sucrose Tribehenate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Sucrose Trilaurate
European Commission
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Sucrose Tristearate
European Commission
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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
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Sucrose
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Acetate/Stearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Benzoate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Cocoate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Dilaurate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Distearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Laurate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Myristate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Octaacetate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Palmitate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Polycottonseedate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Polysoyate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Polystearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Stearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Tetraisostearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Tetrastearate Triacetate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Trilaurate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Sucrose Tristearate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Allergic contact dermatitis to sucrose stearate in a facial moisturizing cream.
Raison-Peyron N, Aerts O, Dereure O
Contact dermatitis, 2020
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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
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR