What does Glyceryl 1-STEARATE do?

Used in consumer products as an antistatic agent and a lubricant.

Is Glyceryl 1-STEARATE safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Glyceryl 1-STEARATE

CAS 123-94-4

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

31566-31-1 · 85666-92-8 · 22610-63-5 · 342394-34-7 · 2413191-13-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Glyceryl 1-STEARATE in plain language

What it is: Also known as Glycerol 1-monostearate · Monostearin · alpha-MONOSTEARIN · .alpha.-monostearin · 1-MONOSTEARIN · 1-MONOSTEAROYL-RAC-GLYCEROL
Show all 42 names
2,3-Dihydroxypropyl octadecanoate · Glycerin 1-MONOSTEARATE · Glycerin 1-STEARATE · Glycerol .alpha.-monostearate · Glycerol 1-STEARATE · Glyceryl 1-MONOSTEARATE · Glyceryl monostearate 40-50 · Octadecanoic acid, 2,3-DIHYDROXYPROPYL ester · Stearic acid .alpha.-monoglyceride · Stearic acid 1-MONOGLYCERIDE · Stearin, 1-MONO- · (+/-)-2,3-Dihydroxypropyl octadecanoate · (±)-2,3-DIHYDROXYPROPYL octadecanoate · 1-Monooctadecanoylglycerol · 1-Monostearoylglycerol · 1-Stearoyl-rac-glycerol · 1-glyceryl stearate · 2.3-Dihydroxypropyl octadecanoate · 3-STEAROYLOXY-1,2-PROPANEDIOL · Admul · Cefatin · Cerasynt SD · Dermagine · Glyceryl 1-OCTADECANOATE · Glycerin monostearate · Monelgin · Monoglyceryl stearate · Orbon · Sedetine · Stearoylglycerol · arlacel 165 · castor oil derivative · gly ceryl stearate · glycerl stearate · glyceryl mono stearate · glyceryl stearate
What it does: Used in consumer products as an antistatic agent and a lubricant.
Antistatic
Lubricant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Glyceryl 1-STEARATE appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USFDAinactive ingredient database3 entries — 2 administration routes
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION; Maximum daily exposure: 4 mgSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 3 %w/wSource →
GLOBALJECFAEvaluatedJECFA evaluation record.
- JECFA evaluation record.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Personal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Heat stabilizer, Lubricating agent, Anti-static agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 31 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Personal care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Heat stabilizer, Lubricating agent, Anti-static agent.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 record.
  Year not recorded · GLOBAL JECFA listing · Read the source →
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Glyceryl 1-STEARATE 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

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated November 2016
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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

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.

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 Glyceryl 1-STEARATE in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsPersonal careHome maintenancePesticidesIndustrial productsRaw materials

Typical roles

AntistaticLubricant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Glyceryl 1-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 Glyceryl 1-STEARATE in the catalog.