An ethoxylated stearyl alcohol used as a surfactant.
What it is
Steareth-30 is stearyl alcohol ethoxylated with an average of 30 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent, gel-forming agent and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in creams, lotions, hair products and cleansing products.
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 INCI name does not reveal whether the stearyl alcohol is of plant, animal or synthetic origin.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Gel forming
- Giving the consistency of a gel (a semi-solid preparation with some elasticity) to a liquid preparation.
- 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).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (20)
- Gencives Fortes · Signal
- Sensitive + White tannkrem · Zendium
- Sensitive · Unilever
- Zendium Tannkrem Junior 50ml · UNILEVER NORGE AS
- Classic · Zendium
- Zendium Fresh + White · Zendium
- Zendium Dentifrice Enfants +7ans · Unilever
- Zendium Dentifrice Protection Complete 75ml · Unilever
- Extra Fresh · Unilever
- Zendium Bain de Bouche Biogum · Unilever
- Zendium Dentifrice Extra Fraîcheur 75ml Lot de 2 · Unilever
- Zendium soin genciv75ml · Unilever