PEG Stearates
Emulsifier & texture aid
What is PEG Stearates?
PEG compounds help oil and water mix and give products a smooth feel. Considered safe in cosmetics; a small number of people with very sensitive skin prefer to avoid them.
In skincare terms, PEG Stearates is an emulsifier that lets oil-based and water-based ingredients blend together.
What does it do?
PEG Stearates is primarily used for emulsifier & texture aid.
Who it may suit
It is generally considered gentle and well tolerated by most skin types. It is widely used across products for all skin types.
Where you'll find it
In our catalogue, PEG Stearates appears in moisturisers, sets, serums, spf and more.
Also listed as
On an ingredients label (INCI), PEG Stearates may appear as: peg-100 stearate, peg-8, peg-40 stearate, peg-20, peg-7, peg-150, peg-6, peg-75, peg-3 distearate, peg-4 dilaurate, peg-5 glyceryl triisostearate, oleth-10, glycereth-26, peg-120 methyl glucose dioleate, methyl glucose sesquistearate, ppg-8-ceteth-20, ppg-24-glycereth-24, laureth-4, laureth-7, laureth-23, potassium cetyl phosphate, cetearyl glucoside, polyglyceryl-2 stearate, polyglyceryl-3 beeswax, polyglyceryl-3 diisostearate, polyglyceryl-10 pentastearate, polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleate, methyl gluceth-20, steareth-2, steareth-21, ceteareth-20, sorbitan stearate, sorbitan oleate, sorbitan sesquiisostearate.
