Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
- beauty
- cleaning
- food
- industrial
Magnesium stearate
CAS 7047-84-9 · 25/100 · High conf.
Colorant · Anti-adhesive/cohesive · Anti-caking agent
Concern score
25/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
Well researched
Why it's flagged
Aluminium, zinc, magnesium and calcium stearates is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).
The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Magnesium stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:beauty|cleaning|pharma|food|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- eu_annex:IV
- eu_cosmetic_allowed_colorant
- inactive_ingredient_database
USFDAinactive ingredient database40 entries — 9 administration routes
- Route: BUCCAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 17.5 mgSource →
- Route: INTRAVITREAL; Dosage form: IMPLANT; Potency: NASource →
- Route: INTRAVITREAL; Dosage form: SYSTEM; Potency: 0.02 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: 256.4 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Potency: 0.15 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: NASource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 1060 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 117 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: DROPS; Potency: NASource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE; Maximum daily exposure: 629 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 14 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: INHALANT; Potency: 0.08 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: LOZENGE; Maximum daily exposure: 420 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: PELLET; Maximum daily exposure: 24 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Maximum daily exposure: 25 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 64 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 71 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 980 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 127 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 9 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 184 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 144 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 173 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 96 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 53 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 131 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 187 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 47 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, SUGAR COATED; Potency: NASource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TROCHE; Maximum daily exposure: 315 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: WAFER; Potency: 66 mgSource →
- Route: RESPIRATORY (INHALATION); Dosage form: POWDER; Potency: 0.13 mgSource →
- Route: SUBCUTANEOUS; Dosage form: IMPLANT; Potency: 0.5 mgSource →
- Route: SUBLINGUAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Potency: 17.5 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: NASource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: POWDER; Maximum daily exposure: 104 mgSource →
- Route: TRANSMUCOSAL; Dosage form: LOZENGE; Maximum daily exposure: 100 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: INSERT; Maximum daily exposure: 69 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: RING; Maximum daily exposure: 2 mgSource →
EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.
- Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1409 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-caking agent, Dye.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1409 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Anti-caking agent, Dye.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Magnesium stearate. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Magnesium stearate in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
1,409
Brands
6
Raw materialsConstruction and building materialsFood and drugHome maintenanceSpecialty occupational productsLaboratory supplies
Typical roles
ColorantAnti-adhesive/cohesiveAnti-caking agentBinderDyeFillerFlavouring and nutrientHeat stabilizer
Found in these products
- Nivea CreemeNivea · Body CareMinor
- Nivea crèmeBeiersdorf, Nivea · BodyMinor
- Nivea CremeNivea · BodyMinor
- Crème pour la peau ClassicCien · BodyMinor
- Nivea cremeNivea · Non Food ProductsMinor
- Crema hidratanteNivea · Non Food ProductsMinor
- Collagen + BiotinYoutheory · Dietary SupplementsLow
- Nivea CremeBeiersdorf AG · CremeMinor
- Enlighten mintSnacksHigh
- Authentic Indian NoodlesNestlé · Plant Based Foods And BeveragesModerate
- Mini Chewy mixed fruitSweeTARTS · SnacksCritical
- Nivea CremeNivea · CremeMinor
- Chex Rice, Corn & Wheat CerealsChex · Plant Based Foods And BeveragesCritical
- Lip RepairAquaphor · Lip BalmsLow
- centrumcentrum · Dietary SupplementsCritical
- Honey corn muffin mixJiffy · Plant Based Foods And BeveragesCritical
- Fruit & Yogurt AwakeGreat Value · Plant Based Foods And BeveragesCritical
- SweetTarts OriginalSweetTarts · SnacksCritical
- Cicalfate+ creme reparatrice protectriceAvèneCritical
- Nivea CremeNivea · BodyMinor
- Nivea CremeNivea · BodyMinor
- Glazed Honey BunsTastykake · SnacksCritical
- 0062107084901centrumHigh
- Apple Cinnamon Flavour ChexGeneral Mills · Plant Based Foods And BeveragesCritical
