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Magnesium Stearate

Our database includes 430 products that contain Magnesium Stearate.

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Explained

Magnesium Stearate is a salt that is 2 parts stearic acid and 1 part magnesium.

It is a white powder that can be used to add bulk and color to products by binding to oil ingredients.

Magnesium Stearate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 1.0% of the products in our database containing it.

Where it's used

Magnesium Stearate is most often found as ingredient number 11 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Magnesium Stearate the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 35120
  • INCI Name: MAGNESIUM STEARATE
  • INN Name: magnesium stearate
  • EC #:  209-150-3
  • Ph. Eur. Name: magnesii stearas
  • All Functions: Anticaking, Bulking, Cosmetic Colorant, Moisturising
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.