“Polyglycerin-10?”Here!polyglycerol-10

Why it’s used

Works as a humectant, pulling water into the skin's surface, and can also help stabilize formulas and improve the feel of a product.

What the evidence says

Polyglycerins are chemically related to glycerin, an ingredient with an extensive and long-standing safety record. Dedicated review-body assessments specific to Polyglycerin-10 are limited, so direct regulatory conclusions on this exact polymer are harder to point to.

Where we looked

There was no paper to cite here, so this is the search instead — run it yourself and see what we saw.

• PubMed: 1 record · searched October 2026"Polyglycerin-10"[Title/Abstract] AND (review[pt] OR "safety assessment"[Title/Abstract] OR "risk assessment"[Title/Abstract] OR toxicology[Title/Abstract] OR toxicity[Title/Abstract] OR characterization[Title/Abstract] OR characterisation[Title/Abstract])
• PubMed: 0 records · searched October 2026"Polyglycerin-10"[Title/Abstract] AND (administration, topical[MeSH] OR topical[Title/Abstract] OR cutaneous[Title/Abstract] OR "skin care"[Title/Abstract] OR cosmetic*[Title/Abstract]) AND (randomized controlled trial[pt] OR clinical trial[pt] OR meta-analysis[pt] OR systematic review[pt]) AND humans[MeSH]
• PubMed: 1 record · searched October 2026"Polyglycerin-10"[Title/Abstract]

This says what this database holds under these terms. It is not a finding that no research exists.