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Propylene glycol monopalmitostearate

CAS 8028-46-4 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 9 other CAS numbers

8034-39-7 · 73297-79-7 · 136440-98-7 · 184594-14-7 · 240406-43-3 · 1228175-27-6 · 1256465-94-7 · 142-75-6 · 1323-39-3

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Propylene glycol monopalmitostearate in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Propylene glycol stearate”.
Also known as Propylene glycol stearate · Propylene glycol monostearate · 1,2-Propylene glycol monostearate · Cerasynt pa · Propylene glycol palmitostearate · 1,2-Propanediol, monostearate
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Aldo PGHMS · Atlas G 2158 · Atlas G 922 · Crill 26 · Dragil P · Mazol PGMS · Stearic acid, ester with 1,2-propanediol · propylenglycoli monostearas
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a cleansing agent.
Skin conditioning
Cleansing
Flavouring agent
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Thickener
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 110 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries.

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. Propylene glycol monopalmitostearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

USFDAinactive ingredient database6 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 4.69 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 8 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT, AUGMENTED; Maximum daily exposure: 143 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 9.3 %w/wSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: 135 mgSource →
- Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 7 %w/wSource →
EUCosIngActiveStearic acid, monoester with propane-1,2-diol
- Stearic acid, monoester with propane-1,2-diolSource →
GLOBALJECFANo safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agentJECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 110 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 110 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
- JECFA evaluation lists ADI No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent. Functional class: flavouring agent.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2013
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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WHO JECFA Database
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →

Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Propylene glycol monopalmitostearate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

110

Named organisations

Personal careBatteries

Typical roles

Skin conditioningCleansingFlavouring agentEmulsifierSurfactantThickener

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Propylene glycol monopalmitostearate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Propylene glycol monopalmitostearate in the catalog.