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Explained
Sorbitan Stearate comes from sorbitol and stearic acid. Sorbitol is a type of sugar and stearic acid is a fatty acid.
It is used as an emulsifier and helps ingredients stay together by creating water-in-oil emulsions.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal-acne safe.
People also dislike: Glyceryl Stearate, Stearic Acid, Cetearyl Alcohol
Sorbitan Stearate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 1.9% of the products in our database containing it.
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Where it's used
Sorbitan Stearate is most often found as ingredient number 15 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Sorbitan Stearate the most:
References
- https://www.cosmeticsinfo.org/ingredients/sorbitan-stearate/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3168246/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5849435/
- https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Final-Report-on-the-Safety-Assessment-of-Sorbitan-Lanigan-Yamarik/7b2717aa071982706fe77a0a92ac63a41bb2b3f9
Products with Sorbitan Stearate
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 38187
- INCI Name: SORBITAN STEARATE
- INN Name: sorbitan stearate
- EC #: Â 215-664-9
- All Functions: Emulsifying