Polyoxyl 40 stearate is an octadecanoate ester composed of repeating 8-40 ethyleneoxy units.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 5 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
6 of 6 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 6YLY96TQL6 · registered name GLYCOL STEARATE SE · mixture
Polyoxyl 40 stearate is an octadecanoate ester composed of repeating 8-40 ethyleneoxy units. It is an ingredient used in cosmetics and beauty products primarily as a surfactant and emulsifier. It has a role as a nonionic surfactant, an emulsifier and a food emulsifier. It is a hydroxypolyether and an octadecanoate ester.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessment - 2001/2002
Reviewed by CIR: Glycol Stearate and Glycol Stearate SE
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glycol Stearate, Glycol Stearate SE, and Glycol Distearate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ステアリン酸グリコール（ＳＥ）: 本品は、自己乳化型のステアリン酸グリコール（＊）で、少量のステアリン酸Na（＊）及びステアリン酸K（＊）を含む。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 86418-55-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501014774
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dry Powder, Other Solid, Large Crystals, Liquid · Light tan solid, [Hawley]
- Odour
- FAINT FATTY ODOR
- Melting point
- MP: 30-34 °C /POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 MONOSTEARATE USP XVI/ · 60.00 to 61.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
- Solubility
- POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL ESTERS AND ETHERS INCR THE WATER SOLUBILITY OF TYROTHRICIN. · SOL IN CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, PETROLEUM BENZIN, CHLOROFORM, ETHER, SLIGHTLY SOL IN ALCOHOL, INSOL IN WATER /POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 400 MONOSTEARATE USP XVI/
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Emulsifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 11
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)