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Butylene glycol isostearates

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Butylene glycol isostearates in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a cleansing agent and an emulsion stabiliser. Butylene Glycol Isostearates is a mixture of mono- and diesters of Butylene Glycol and Isostearic acid.

  • Emulsifying
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsion stabilising
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Butylene glycol isostearates appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveButylene Glycol Isostearates is a mixture of mono- and diesters of Butylene Glycol and Isostearic acid
    • Butylene Glycol Isostearates is a mixture of mono- and diesters of Butylene Glycol and Isostearic acidSource →

Expert safety opinions

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

1 data source

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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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.