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PEG-60 glyceryl stearate

CAS 9011-21-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

51158-08-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

PEG-60 glyceryl stearate in plain language

What it is

Also known as GLYCERETH-60 stearate · Polyethylene glycol (60) glyceryl stearate · Polyoxyethylene (60) glyceryl stearate · Polyoxyl 60 glyceryl stearate · Nikkol MGS-150V

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier.

  • Emulsifying
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

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance polymer.

Regulation

No restrictions found. PEG-60 glyceryl stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActivePoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monooctadecanoate (60 mol EO average molar ratio)
    • Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monooctadecanoate (60 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for PEG-60 glyceryl stearate. 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 PEG-60 glyceryl stearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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.