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INCI ingredient

C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate

C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate appears on 20 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureplant or animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate appears on 20 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.

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: skin conditioning - emollient, emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • emulsion stabilising
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 222722-18-1

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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