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INCI ingredient

Propylene Glycol Stearate

Propylene Glycol Stearate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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

Propylene Glycol Stearate appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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, surfactant - cleansing

Products with Propylene Glycol Stearate

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
  • surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).

CAS 1323-39-3 / 142-75-6 · EC 215-354-3 / 205-557-5

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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