An ethoxylated stearyl alcohol used as an emulsifier.
What it is
Steareth-6 is a polyethylene glycol ether of stearyl alcohol with an average of six ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Used in creams, lotions, hair conditioners and hair dyes.
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 6 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, so the raw 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 (10)
- L'Oréal Paris Elvive Dream Lengths Restoring Shampoo - Long Hair, Vegetal Keratin, Castor Oil · L'Oréal
- L'Oréal Paris Elvive Total repair 5 shampoo · L'Oréal
- L’Oréal Paris Elseve Komple Direnç Anti-Hair Fall Care Shampoo · L'Oréal
- Shampooing · Dessange
- Elvive Color Vive Shampoo protector · L'Oréal
- Elvive Hidra [Hialurónico] · L'Oréal
- Elvital Shampo Anti-Breakage 250ml · Loreal norge as / slt
- Excellence Creme Ultra 4.11 Ash Brown · L'OREAL NORGE AS
- Elvital Shampoo Dream Lenght 500ml · L'OREAL NORGE AS
- Dream long super aufbau shampoo · L'Oréal