Surfactant, emulsifying
What is Polyglyceryl-4 Oleate?
This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the European Commission’s public database of cosmetic ingredients. The function classes that database records for it are: Surfactant, emulsifying.
A function class records the role an ingredient is put in a formula for. It is what the database files the ingredient under, not a finding of ours about what it does on skin.
Which products use it?
Of the 130 products whose labels we have read, one puts this one on the front.

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Rose Spa Cleansing Oil
We checked 7 lines this product advertises against the ingredient list and public documents. None of them hold up on their own. They are partly right at best.
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See the label check (7 lines)
Claims translated from Korean, originals preserved.
- A fresh rinse with no residue feeling through proprietary 3-stage emulsification.
Korean original
독자적인 3단계 유화로 잔여감 없이 산뜻한 헹굼.
- Makeup Removal Rate 93.50%
Korean original
메이크업 세정률(Makeup Removal Rate) 93.50%
- Transepidermal Water Loss (TEWL) reduction, 11.95% decrease
Korean original
경피수분손실량 감소(Transepidermal Water Loss, TEWL) 11.95% 감소
- Immediate Skin Hydration increase right after washing, 72.40% increase
Korean original
세안 직후 피부 수분량 증가(Immediate Skin Hydration) 72.40% 증가
- Primary Irritation Score on sensitive skin (Human Patch Test) 0.00 (Low Irritation)
Korean original
민감성 피부 일차자극지수(Primary Irritation Score, Human Patch Test) 0.00 (저자극/Low Irritation)
- Plant-derived polyglyceryl, ceramide and organic rose improve moisture and the barrier without skin irritation.
Korean original
식물성 폴리글리세릴과 세라마이드, 유기농 로즈가 피부 자극 없이 수분과 장벽을 개선합니다.
- Sunscreen Removal Rate 94.48%
Korean original
자외선 차단제 세정률(Sunscreen Removal Rate) 94.48%