Antioxidant

Beta-Glucan (Explained + Products)

INCI: BETA-GLUCAN
CAS 9041-22-9; also 26874-89-5, 53238-80-7, 1439905-58-4 (depending on source/polymerization)
Beta-Glucan is a nice big molecule composed of many smaller sugar molecules (called polysaccharide). It’s in the cell walls of yeast, some mushrooms, seaweeds,...
Limited Data
Insufficient safety data available. Consider enriching this ingredient.
Purpose

Function

Skin conditioning, moisturizing, skin protectant, antioxidant
Profile

Properties

Silicone
Silicone free
Details

Description

Beta-Glucan is a nice big molecule composed of many smaller sugar molecules (called polysaccharide). It’s in the cell walls of yeast, some mushrooms, seaweeds,...

Reference

Identifiers

CAS Number
9041-22-9; also 26874-89-5, 53238-80-7, 1439905-58-4 (depending on source/polymerization)
INCI
BETA-GLUCAN
Category
Antioxidant
Updated
May 6, 2026