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Glycol stearate

CAS 9004-99-3 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

86418-55-5 · 8034-25-1 · 111-60-4

Glycol stearate chemical structure

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Glycol stearate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ethylene glycol monostearate · 2-Hydroxyethyl octadecanoate · Glycol monostearate · Polyoxyethylene (40) stearate · Polyoxyethylene (8) stearate · Octadecanoic acid, 2-HYDROXYETHYL ester

Show all 28 names

Stearic acid, 2-HYDROXYETHYL ester · 2-Hydroxyethylstearat · 2-hydroxyethyl stearate · 2-hydroxyethyl stearate (ethylene glycol stearate) · Clindrol SEG · Cutina EGMS · Emcol ES 50 · Emerest 2350 · Empilan 2848 · Ethylene glycol stearate · Ivorit · Lipo EGMS · Monthybase · Monthyle · Parastarin · Prodhybas N · Prodhybase ethyl · S 151 · Sedetol · Stearic acid, monoester with ethylene glycol · Usaf KE-11 · ethylenglycoli monostearas

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Opacifying
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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 1246 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Specialty occupational products, Raw materials.

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. Glycol stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 1 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SHAMPOO, SUSPENSION; Potency: 5 %w/wSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • GLOBALJECFA0-25 mg/kg bwJECFA evaluation lists ADI 0-25 mg/kg bw. Functional class: emulsifier.
    • JECFA evaluation lists ADI 0-25 mg/kg bw. Functional class: emulsifier.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1246 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Specialty occupational products, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1246 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Specialty occupational products, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.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 0-25 mg/kg bw. Functional class: emulsifier.

      Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

8 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 30, 2011

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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

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  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

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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 Glycol stearate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,246

Named organisations

6

Personal careSpecialty occupational productsRaw materialsCleaning products and household careFood and drug

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingCleansingOpacifyingEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Glycol stearate; 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 Glycol stearate in the catalog.