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GLYCERYL DISTEARATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 25 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 26 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 26

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 73071MW2KM · registered name GLYCERYL DISTEARATE · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Distearic acid, diester with glycerol

Cosmetic roles

Reduces staticANTISTATICMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Glyceryl Diesters

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glyceryl Dilaurate, Glyceryl Diarachidate, Glyceryl Dibehenate, Glyceryl Dierucate, Glyceryl Dihydroxystearate, Glyceryl Diisopalmitate, Glyceryl Diisostearate, Glyceryl Dilinoleate, Glyceryl Dimyristate, Glyceryl Dioleate, Glyceryl Dipalmitate, Glyceryl Dipalmitoleate, Glyceryl Distearate, Glyceryl Palmitate Lactate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate Lactate, and Glyceryl Stearate Succinate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Amended Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glyceryl Dilaurate, Glyceryl Diarachidate, Glyceryl Dibehenate, Glyceryl Dierucate, Glyceryl Dihydroxystearate, Glyceryl Diisopalmitate, Glyceryl Diisostearate, Glyceryl Dilinoleate, Glyceryl Dimyristate, Glyceryl Dioleate, Glyceryl Dipalmitate, Glyceryl Dipalmitoleate, Glyceryl Distearate, Glyceryl Palmitate Lactate, Glyceryl Stearate Citrate, Glyceryl Stearate Lactate and Glyceryl Stearate Succinate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ジステアリン酸グリセリル: 本品は、ステアリン酸(*)とグリセリン(*)のジエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

GLYCERYL DISTEARATEINCI글리세릴다이스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octadecanoic acid, diester with 1,2,3-propanetriolSynonymジステアリン酸グリセリルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
1323-83-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
215-359-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID4051667

Measured properties

Water solubility
0.0000000000478 ㎎/ℓ
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
15.07

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 7 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.

  • Softener and conditioner4
  • Anti-static agent2
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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