beauty
cleaning
industrial

Glycol distearate

CAS 627-83-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Glycol distearate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Octadecanoic acid, 1,2-ethanediyl ester · 2-octadecanoyloxyethyl octadecanoate · Ethane-1,2-diyl dioctadecanoate · 1,2-Ethanediyl bis(octadecanoate) · Alkamuls EGDS · Croda EGDS
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Cutina AGS · Cutina K 2-2747 · Distearate d'ethylene · Elfan L 310 · Emalex EG-diS · Emanon 3201 · Ethylene distearate · Genapol PMs · Kemester EGDS · Kessco EGDS · Lexemul EGDS · Lipo EGDS · Mapeg EGDS · McAlester EGDS · Pegosperse 50DS · Rewopal PG 280 · Rita EDGS · Secoster DMS · UNII-13W7MDN21W · diestearato de etileno · egds · ethylene glycol distearate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent.
Emollient
Emulsifying
Skin conditioning
Opacifying
Viscosity controlling
Colourant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Glycol distearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3598 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, Opacifer, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3598 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pigment, Opacifer, 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

No expert opinion on file for Glycol distearate. 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 Glycol distearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 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 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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

icis.com

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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.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

3,598

Named organisations

Personal careCleaning products and household careRaw materialsCleaning and safety

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingSkin conditioningOpacifyingViscosity controllingColourant

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Catalog

Found in these products

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