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ALUMINUM STEARATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 32 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 36 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 36

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII P9BC99461E · registered name ALUMINUM MONOSTEARATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Aluminum Stearate is the aluminum salt of stearic acid that conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Adds colourCOLORANTAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGKeeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGStops powders from cakingANTICAKING

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted
ASEAN · European Union · Taiwan
Allowed colourant
European Union · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Argentina · Brazil

  • Field of application and/or use : Dye Substances allowed for all kinds of products.

South Korea

  • Maximum concentration :

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction IV/150

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Lithium Stearate, Aluminum Distearate, Aluminum Stearate, Aluminum Tristearate, Ammonium Stearate, Calcium Stearate, Magnesium Stearate, Potassium Stearate, Sodium Stearate, and Zinc Stearate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ステアリン酸Ａｌ: 本品は、ステアリン酸（＊）のアルミニウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ALUMINUM STEARATEINCI알루미늄스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Aluminium, dihydroxy(octadecanoato-O)-Synonymステアリン酸ＡｌJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
7047-84-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
230-325-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID9048697
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID9028623
IUPAC
Aluminium hydroxide octadecanoate (1/2/1)
Molecular formula
C18H37AlO4
Molecular weight
344.472 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Melting/freezing point
155 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
359.4 ℃(760 ㎜Hg)
Flash point
162.4 ℃
Vapour pressure
1.65E-12 ㎜Hg (est.)
Water solubility
0.00272 ㎎/ℓ (est.)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
7.48 (est.)

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.

  • Processing aids not otherwise specified2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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