Sorbitan Stearate

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Sorbitan Stearate omedelbart

  • Primarily used as an emulsifier to enhance the texture of skin care and makeup products
  • Helps thicken and stabilise the formulation
  • May also act as a dispersing agent.
  • Light cream to tan in colour and can take the form of beads, flakes or a hard waxy solid
  • Deemed safe by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel (most recently in 2019)

Sorbitan Stearate beskrivning

Sorbitan stearate is primarily used as an emulsifier to enhance the texture of skin care and makeup products. It helps thicken and stabilise the formulation and may also act as a dispersing agent. Sorbitan stearate is derived from a type of sugar known as sorbitol + the gentle fatty acid stearic acid. As a raw material, it is light cream to tan in colour and can take the form of beads, flakes, or a hard waxy solid. In 2019, the Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel re-reviewed sorbitan stearate and deemed it safe in cosmetic use (their report looked at products containing up to 5%). That same report mentions 8% is permitted in topically applied drugs. Sorbitan stearate does have the ability to impart fragrance but only if used in high concentration (closer to the 5% end of spectrum).

Sorbitan Stearate referenser

  • International Journal of Toxicology, 2019, pages 60S-80S
  • https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/PRS682.pdf
  • Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, January 2018, pages 582–589
  • International Journal of Toxicology, December 2001, pages 93-112

Peer-reviewed, substantiated scientific research is used to assess ingredients in this dictionary. Regulations regarding constraints, permitted concentration levels and availability vary by country and region.

Ingrediensrankning

Bäst

Effektiv och bevisad genom oberoende studier. Enastående aktiv ingrediens för de flesta hudtyper eller hudbesvär.

Bra

Nödvändig för att förbättra en formulas struktur, stabilitet eller penetration.

Genomsnittlig

Vanligtvis inte irriterande, men kan ha estetiska, stabilitets- eller andra problem som begränsar dess användbarhet.

Dålig

Det finns en risk för irritation. Risken ökar när den kombineras med andra ingredienser som kan orsaka irritation eller inflammation.

Sämst

Kan ge upphov till irritation, inflammation, torrhet och andra oönskade effekter. Kan ha vissa fördelar men har i allmänhet visat sig göra mer skada än nytta.

okänd

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Inte betygsatt

Denna ingrediens har inte blivit rankad eftersom vi inte har haft möjlighet att granska den aktuella forskningen.