A polyglycerol ester used as an emulsifier.
What it is
Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate is an ester of diglycerin (polyglycerin-2) with three isostearic acid units. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in lipsticks and lip glosses, cleansing oils and balms, foundations and water-in-oil 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.
Functions
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (109)
- Coconut Bronze Glistening Glow Powder · The Body Shop
- Swipe It Moisturising Lip Balm · The Body Shop
- I Heart Revolution Chocolate Glaze Lip Gloss Pen · Revolution
- I Heart Revolution Juicy Heart Lip Serum Grapefruit Pink · Revolution
- Revolution Slick & Fix Brow & Hair Stick · Revolution
- Revolution Bouncy Pudding Lip & Cheek Tint · Revolution
- Lifter Glaze · Maybelline
- Express Brow Ultra Slim · Maybelline
- Lip Glow Oil Balm · Lumene
- Lip Glow Oil Balm SPF30 · Lumene
- The Eyeshadow Quartet – Pearls Allure · IsaDora
- Medium Brown: Brow Lift Kit: Eyebrow Pencil & Refill · Charlotte Tilbury