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INCI ingredient

Isopropyl Isostearate

Isopropyl Isostearate appears on 41 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.

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

Isopropyl Isostearate appears on 41 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.

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: binding, skin conditioning - emollient, skin conditioning

Products with Isopropyl Isostearate

in 41 products

Showing 24 of 41 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • binding
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • skin conditioning
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 31478-84-9 / 68171-33-5 · EC 250-651-1 / 269-023-3

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.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake