INCI name

ALUMINUM STEARATES

Aluminum stearates

Anticaking Skin conditioning – emollient Emulsion stabilising Opacifying Viscosity controllingreviewed

Aluminium salts of stearic acid used as thickeners and texturisers.

What it is

Aluminum stearates is a mixture of aluminium distearate and aluminium tristearate. CosIng lists it as anticaking, emollient, emulsion stabilising, opacifying and viscosity controlling.

Where it is used

Used in powders, foundations, lipsticks, water-in-oil creams and other makeup.

Limits of interpretation

The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.

Functions

Anticaking: Preventing agglomeration of particulate solids into lumps or hard masses (cohesive cake), thus allowing free flow of particles.
Skin conditioning – emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
Emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
Opacifying: Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
Viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

EU regulation

This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.

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