# SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid50894597
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Emulsifying, Emulsifier, Surfactant
Identifier: DTXSID50894597

> SORBITAN ISOSTEARATE: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).. Compiled from 4 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1234 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Construction.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Sorbitan, isooctadecanoate
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1234 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent).
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 drug products and 1 package presentations.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/38179
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated may 24, 2015): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bxk/bxktk.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2027-08-05): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files

_Assessed by Greenveil._