A natural ester that supports oil and water mixtures.
Functions
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emulsifying,
Emulsifying
Emulsifying – helps to mix water and oil together.
Emulsifying,
Emulsifying
Emulsifying – helps to mix water and oil together.
Emulsion Stabilizing,
Emulsion Stabilizing
Emulsion stabilizing – increases the stability of a formula.
Emulsion Stabilizing,
Emulsion Stabilizing
Emulsion stabilizing – increases the stability of a formula.
Opacifying
Opacifying
Opacifying – reflects light and creates opaque products.
Opacifying
Opacifying
Opacifying – reflects light and creates opaque products.
Origin
Synthetic,
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic,
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Overview
Glycol stearate is a solid, white ester that contains a long and straight carbon chain. This vegetable-derived ingredient is a heavier emollient, with an almost waxy aesthetic, and it provides a smooth and soft appearance to the skin.
Glycol stearate also serves as an emulsifier, where it is helpful in producing water-in-oil emulsions with help from other similar emulsifiers, such as polygylceryl-3 polyricinoleate. When used in oil-in-water emulsions, this ingredient works to stabilize and thicken the emulsion.
Additionally, glycol stearate can opacify products, in which it produces a pearly, white color in the bulk product.
