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INCI ingredient

Disteardimonium Hectorite

A clay treated to mix with oils; it thickens and stabilises oil-based formulas such as sunscreens and foundations.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno 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

Disteardimonium hectorite is hectorite clay whose surface has been coated so it disperses in oils instead of water. It gives sunscreens, foundations and lip products a smooth, non-runny texture and keeps pigments and UV filters evenly suspended.

CosIng lists it as viscosity controlling and light stabilizer. It is a mineral modified with a synthetic salt, so it affects none of the six checks.

Functions: viscosity controlling, light stabilizer

Products with Disteardimonium Hectorite

in 418 products

Showing 24 of 418 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • light stabilizer
  • viscosity controlling
  • light stabilizer: Protecting the cosmetic product from deterioration effects of light.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 97280-96-1 · EC 306-493-1

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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