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SORBITAN TRISTEARATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 31 list it before the 1% line and 141 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 172 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 172

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 6LUM696811 · registered name SORBITAN TRISTEARATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Sorbitan tristearate

Cosmetic roles

Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Stearate, Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Tristearate, Sorbitan Palmitate, and Sorbitan Trioleate (Addended by report published in IJT 21(suppl. 1), 2002.)

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name トリステアリン酸ソルビタン: 本品は、ステアリン酸(*)と無水ソルビトールのトリエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SORBITAN TRISTEARATEINCI솔비탄트라이스테아레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Sorbitan, trioctadecanoateSynonymトリステアリン酸ソルビタンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
26658-19-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
247-891-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID8047054
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID6027054
IUPAC
1,4-Anhydro-3,5,6-tri-O-octadecanoyl-D-glucitol
Molecular formula
C60H114O8
Molecular weight
963.564 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 14 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.

  • Emulsifier6
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified3
  • Anti-static agent2
  • Surfactant (surface active agent)1
  • Dispersing agent1
  • Intermediate1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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