A polyethylene glycol ester used to thicken cleansing products.
What it is
PEG-150 Distearate is the diester of polyethylene glycol (average 150 units of ethylene oxide) and stearic acid. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant and for viscosity control.
Where it is used
Found mainly in shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and facial cleansers, where it thickens the formula, and in some creams.
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.
The number 150 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, not to a concentration.
Functions
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
- 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.
Products with this ingredient (95)
- Revolution Superfix Grip Super Glow Primer Gold · Revolution
- Revolution Superfix Grip Primer · Revolution
- I Heart Revolution Very Cherry Gripping Primer · Revolution
- Grippy Serum Primer · Maybelline
- Condicionador de Glicerina Baby Dove Hidratação Glicerinada · Dove
- Condicionador Baby Dove Hidratação Enriquecida · Dove
- Dove Hair Fall Rescue Oil Replacement · Dove
- Dove Intensive Repair Oil Replacement · Dove
- Baza pod makijaż, nawilżająca, żelowa, Face Grip · Eveline Cosmetics
- Baza-serum pod makijaż, 24H trwałości i rozświetlenia, Glow Grip · Eveline Cosmetics
- Fruit Lovers – Latte Doccia · Pupa Milano
- Black & White Clear Antyperspirant roll-on · Nivea