Glycol Distearate
The pearlising wax that makes shampoos and body washes look creamy and opalescent.
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
Glycol distearate is a waxy ester of ethylene glycol and stearic acid. Dispersed as tiny flakes it scatters light, turning a clear shampoo into a pearly white one; it also adds slip. CosIng lists it as opacifying, emollient and viscosity controlling.
The stearic acid can be of plant or animal origin, though most cosmetic supply is plant-based. It affects none of the six checks.
Functions: opacifying, emollient
Products with Glycol Distearate
in 933 products
L'Oréal Casting Creme Gloss 535 ChocolatL'Oréal · hair dye
Betty Barclay Woman N°1Betty Barclay · shower gel
Head & Shoulders 2 in 1 ClassicHead & Shoulders · anti-dandruff shampoo
Dop Shampooing très doux 2 en 1 au baume orientalDop · shampoo
Dove Shampoo ritual de crecimientoDove · shampoo- no photoPantene ChampoingsPantene
- no photoMaui Moisture Scalp Care Clarifying Shampoo with Apple Cider VinegarMaui Moisture · shampoo
Live Clean Shampoo Green Earth, Lavender & EucalyptusLive Clean Shampoo · shampoo- no photoL'Oréal Colorazione triplo trattamento biondo cenere 7.1L'Oréal · hair care
Biolage ShampooBiolage · shampoo- no photoelkos HAIR Frucht & Vitamin Shampooelkos HAIR · shampoo
- no photoAveeno ShampooAveeno · shampoo
Nutmeg Classic anti dandruff shampooNutmeg · anti-dandruff shampoo
P&G Head and shouldersP&G
L'Oréal Paris Elseve Boucles Shampooing définissantL'Oréal Paris · shampoo- no photoI am Milk & HoneyI am · shower gel
- no photoAussie Total Miracle Shampoo with Apricot OilAussie · shampoo
Today Waschlotion (für empfindliche Haut)Today · shower gel- no photoProcter & gamble as Head&Shoulders Shampoo 2i1 Classic CleanProcter & gamble as · shampoo
Equate ShampooEquate · shampoo- no photoHead 2 en 1 suave y manejableHead
Labell Douche crème Fleur de Tiaré & AmbreLabell · shower gel
Palmolive camelia oil & almondPalmolive · body and face oil- no photoHead & Shoulders ClassicHead & Shoulders · shampoo
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In the EU ingredient database
- skin conditioning - emollient
- surfactant - emulsifying
- opacifying
- skin conditioning
- viscosity controlling
- skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- opacifying: Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
- skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
CAS 627-83-8 · EC 211-014-3
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.