The Basics On Propylene Glycol Stearate
What is Propylene Glycol Stearate?
Mixture of propylene glycol and stearic acid used as a skin-conditioning agent and emulsifier.
What are other names for Propylene Glycol Stearate?
MONOESTER WITH 1,2-PROPANEDIOL OCTADECANOIC ACID, OCTADECANOIC ACID, MONOESTER WITH 1,2-PROPANEDIOL, OCTADECANOIC ACID, MONOESTER WITH 1,2PROPANEDIOL, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOOCTADECANOATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL STEARATE, and STEARIC ACID, MONOESTER WITH PROPANE-1,2-DIOL
What is Propylene Glycol Stearate used for?
In cosmetics and personal care products, Propylene Glycol Stearate is used in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products with the most prevalent uses in face and eye makeup. … Propylene Glycol Stearate also functions as a skin conditioning agent – emollient.
How Propylene Glycol Stearate is classified
Texture Enhancer
Recommendations for using Propylene Glycol Stearate during pregnancy and breastfeeding
Limited data suggests no known risk
Propylene Glycol Stearate During Pregnancy
What we know about using Propylene Glycol Stearate while pregnant or breastfeeding
Limited information available.
The oral administration of propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate (0, 100, 300 or 1000 mg/kg/d in arachis oil) on days 6-15 of gestation, was not embryotoxic and yielded no effects in the Sprague-Dawley CD rat dams.25 The NOAEL was concluded to be to >1000 mg/kg/d. There were no differences in number of implantations, number of live or dead fetuses, sex ratio, fetus body weights, number of litters, or fetus malformations between the treatment and control groups. The dams were killed and necropsied on gestation day 20.
General safety info about Propylene Glycol Stearate from CIR
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel reviewed the safety of propylene glycol esters (PG esters) as used in cosmetics. These ingredients mostly function as skin-conditioning agents-emollient and as surfactants – emulsifying agent. The Panel reviewed relevant animal and human data related to these ingredients. The similar structure, properties, functions and uses of these ingredients enabled grouping them and using the available toxicological data to assess the safety of the entire group. The Panel mostly relied on data on the chemical components of these ingredients. The Panel concluded that these propylene glycol esters were safe as cosmetic ingredients in the practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment.
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Products where you might find Propylene Glycol Stearate
Sol de Janeiro Brazilian Bum Bum Cream; Sol de Janeiro Mini Brazilian Bum Bum Cream; Dr. Jart+ Cicapair Tiger Grass Color Correcting Treatment SPF 30
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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