A powder that improves texture and adhesion.
What it is
Magnesium stearate is the magnesium salt of stearic acid. In powders it improves slip and helps them adhere to skin and compress.
Where it is used
Found in pressed powders, eyeshadows and blushes.
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.
- Bulking
- Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
- Colorant
- Exclusively or mainly intended to colour the cosmetic product, the body as a whole or certain parts thereof, by absorption or reflection of visible light; (precursors of oxidative hair colorants shall be deemed colorants). All authorised colorants are substances in the positive list of Annex IV to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
- Moisturising
- Increasing the water content of the skin and keeping it soft and smooth.
EU regulation
EU · Annex IV, entry 150Aluminium, zinc, magnesium and calcium stearates
- As of
- 3 November 2026 · (EC) 2009/1223
Products with this ingredient (294)
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