An emulsifier made from sugar and stearic acid.
What it is
Sucrose stearate is an ester of sucrose (sugar) and stearic acid, a fatty acid. CosIng lists it as emollient, emulsifier, skin conditioning and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in creams, lotions and cleansers, frequently in ranges that avoid PEG-based emulsifiers.
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
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- 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 (86)
- Revolution Pro Miracle Night Cream · Revolution
- Revolution Pro Miracle Cream SPF30 · Revolution
- Maskara False Lash Effect Supreme Refill, Wkład wymienny do Maskary · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Supreme · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Supreme Recharge Mascara Refill · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Supreme Recharge Mascara · Max Factor
- Anti-Wrinkle & Revitalize Oil Serum · Lumene
- Weightless Moisturizer · Lumene
- Anti-Wrinkle & Revitalize Rich Day Cream · Lumene
- Anti-wrinkle & Firm Day Moisturizer · Lumene
- Anti-wrinkle & Firm Night Moisturizer · Lumene
- Black Pine Peptide Firming Eye Balm-Cream · KORRES