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STEARETH-2

CAS 16057-43-5

STEARETH-2 chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

STEARETH-2 in plain language

What it is

Also known as Polyoxyl 2 stearyl ether · 2-(2-octadecoxyethoxy)ethanol · PEG-2 stearyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (2) stearyl ether · Polyoxyethylene (2) stearyl ether · 2-(2-(Octadecyloxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol

Show all 14 names

Brij S2 · Diethylene glycol stearyl ether · Genapol hs 020 · Lipocol S-2 · Procol SA-2 · Tego alkanol s 2 p · UNII-V56DFE46J5 · n-octadecyloxyethoxyethyl alcohol

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a cleansing agent.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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. STEARETH-2 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 database4 entries
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: AEROSOL, FOAM; Potency: 1.09 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 643 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 0.4 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 714 mgSource →
  • EUCosIngActivePoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-octadecyl-.omega.-hydroxy
    • Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-octadecyl-.omega.-hydroxySource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 726 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent), Defoamer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 726 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent), Defoamer.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 STEARETH-2. 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 STEARETH-2 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 october 1, 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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  • 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 STEARETH-2 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

726

Named organisations

6

Personal careBatteriesFood and drugConstruction

Typical roles

EmulsifyingCleansingEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include STEARETH-2; 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 STEARETH-2 in the catalog.