An ethoxylated stearyl alcohol used as an emulsifier and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Steareth-4 is the polyethylene glycol ether of stearyl alcohol, a C18 fatty alcohol, with an average of 4 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in a small number of products, such as creams and lotions.
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 4 is an average; the material is a mixture of molecules with different chain lengths.
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).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (16)
- Masterpiece High Precision tekutá linka · Max Factor
- Eyeliner Liquido Masterpiece High Precision · Max Factor
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Sincere White · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Energetic Yellow · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Unapologetic Pink · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Confident Purple · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Electric Blue · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Harmony Green · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Honest Teal · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Power Burgundy · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Grounded Brown · IsaDora
- The High Impact Eyeliner – Reliable Black · IsaDora