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 212132-26-8
Anti-adhesive/cohesive · Anti-caking agent · Binder
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1409 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Construction and building materials, Food and drug.
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
- inactive_ingredient_database
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- occupational_presence
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 →
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
Anti-adhesive/cohesiveAnti-caking agentBinderDyeFillerFlavouring and nutrientHeat stabilizerHumectant
Found in these products
- Nivea CreemeNivea · Body CareMinor
- Nivea crèmeBeiersdorf, Nivea · BodyMinor
- Nivea CremeNivea · BodyMinor
- Nivea cremeNivea · Non Food ProductsMinor
- Crema hidratanteNivea · Non Food ProductsMinor
- Collagen + BiotinYoutheory · Dietary SupplementsLow
- Nivea CremeBeiersdorf AG · CremeMinor
- Nivea CremeNivea · CremeMinor
- Lip RepairAquaphor · Lip BalmsLow
- Cicalfate+ creme reparatrice protectriceAvèneCritical
- Nivea CremeNivea · BodyMinor
- Nivea CremeNivea · BodyMinor
- AquaphorEucerin · FaceLow
- nivkos · BodyMinor
- L’Oréal Paris True Match 1C Rose Ivory PoederL'OREAL NORGE AS · MakeupHigh
- Contouring Duo PaletteEssenceCritical
- L'Oréal Paris Wake Up & Glow 02 Back To Bronze BronzerL'OREAL NORGE AS · MakeupHigh
- Maybelline New York Fit Me Matte 115 Ivory Poreless PowderL'OREAL NORGE AS · MakeupHigh
- Max Factor Masterpiece Nude 001 Cappucino Nudes Oogschaduwpaletmax factor · MakeupHigh
- johnsons bp (w) 50gJohnson & Johnson · Baby PowderHigh
- MagicHuda New · MakeupHigh
- Magnesium Glycinate with ZincPure Nutrition · Health SupplementMinor
- Trunaked RosesCoverGirl · MakeupHigh
- Women's Multi With Fruits & VegetablesSpring ValleyCritical
