The Basics On Peg-40 Stearate
What is Peg-40 Stearate?
PEG-40 stearate typically functions as a cleansing agent.
What are other names for Peg-40 Stearate?
MACROGOL STEARATE 2000, PEG-40 STEARATE, POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 2000 MONOSTEARATE, POLYOXYETHYLENE (40) MONOSTEARATE, POLYOXYL 40 STEARATE, and STEARETHATE 40
What is Peg-40 Stearate used for?
PEG 40 Stearate is used in cosmetics and beauty products primarily as a surfactant and cleansing agent, because PEG Stearates’ ability to clean the skin and hair by helping water to mix with oil and dirt so that they can be rinsed away, according to CosmeticsInfo.org.
How Peg-40 Stearate is classified
Cleansing Agents
Recommendations for using Peg-40 Stearate during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Peg-40 Stearate During Pregnancy
What we know about using Peg-40 Stearate while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
New data on the reproductive and developmental toxicity of PEG diesters were not found in the published literature nor were unpublished data provided.
General safety info about Peg-40 Stearate from CIR
No report found.
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Products where you might find Peg-40 Stearate
Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Brag Volumizing Mascara; Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Brag Volumizing Mascara Mini
List of References
General sources: Drugs and Lactation Database (LactMed) [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2006-. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK501922/
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