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Sucrose tetraisostearate

CAS 88484-21-3

Sucrose tetraisostearate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sucrose tetraisostearate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Crodesta 4I-S · Crodesta 4IS · UNII-FST191693T

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent. Sucrose Tetraisostearate is a mixture of esters of Isostearic acid (q.v.) and sucrose (q.v.) consisting primarily of tetraester.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Skin conditioning
  • Cleansing
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sucrose tetraisostearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveSucrose Tetraisostearate is a mixture of esters of Isostearic acid (q.v.) and sucrose (q.v.) consisting primarily of tetraester
    • Sucrose Tetraisostearate is a mixture of esters of Isostearic acid (q.v.) and sucrose (q.v.) consisting primarily of tetraesterSource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sucrose tetraisostearate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Sucrose tetraisostearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.