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INCI ingredient

Beta-sitosterol

Beta-sitosterol appears on 39 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body and face oils.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Beta-sitosterol appears on 39 ingredient lists in our database, most often in body and face oils.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: emulsion stabilising, fragrance, skin conditioning, light stabilizer

Products with Beta-sitosterol

in 39 products

Showing 24 of 39 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • emulsion stabilising
  • fragrance
  • skin conditioning
  • light stabilizer
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • light stabilizer: Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.

CAS 83-46-5 · EC 201-480-6

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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