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INCI ingredient

Stearicacid

Also listed as: Stearic Acid

Stearicacid appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

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

Stearicacid appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database.

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: cleansing, surfactant - emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, fragrance, refatting, surfactant - cleansing

Products with Stearicacid

in 2 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • cleansing
  • surfactant - emulsifying
  • emulsion stabilising
  • fragrance
  • refatting
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • cleansing: Helping to keep the body surface clean.
  • surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 57-11-4 · EC 200-313-4

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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