A sucrose ester of stearic and acetic acids.
What it is
Sucrose tetrastearate triacetate is an ester of sucrose with stearic acid and acetic acid. CosIng lists it as an emollient, emulsifying surfactant and skin-conditioning agent.
Where it is used
Used in lip products, creams and makeup.
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 stearic acid is of plant or animal origin.
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.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (59)
- Color Tattoo 24H Eye Stix · Maybelline
- All-in-One Lipliner – Deep Brown · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – True Red · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Pink Nude · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Cherry Red · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Cranberry · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Mocha Mauve · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Rosewood · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Mauve Rose · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Cinnabar · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Dusty Rose · IsaDora
- All-in-One Lipliner – Bare Pink · IsaDora