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Hydroxystearic acid/adipic acid/glycerin crosspolymer

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydroxystearic acid/adipic acid/glycerin crosspolymer in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an occlusive and an emulsifier. Hydroxystearic Acid/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polymer produced by the esterification of Hydroxystearic Acid and Adipic Acid with Glycerin.

  • Emollient
  • Occlusive
  • Emulsifying
  • 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. Hydroxystearic acid/adipic acid/glycerin crosspolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveHydroxystearic Acid/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polymer produced by the esterification of Hydroxystearic Acid and Adipic Acid with Glycerin.
    • Hydroxystearic Acid/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polymer produced by the esterification of Hydroxystearic Acid and Adipic Acid with Glycerin.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydroxystearic acid/adipic acid/glycerin crosspolymer. 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 Hydroxystearic acid/adipic acid/glycerin crosspolymer 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.