- beauty
PEG-15 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-15 glyceryl stearate in plain language
Also known as GLYCERETH-15 stearate · Polyethylene glycol (15) glyceryl stearate · Polyoxyethylene (15) glyceryl stearate · Polyoxyl 15 glyceryl stearate · Emalex GM-15 · Nikkol TMGS-15
Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier.
- Emulsifying
- 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-15 glyceryl stearate appears in these published regulatory listings.
EUCosIngActivePoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monooctadecanoate (15 mol EO average molar ratio)
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.,.alpha.',.alpha.''-1,2,3-propanetriyltris-.omega.-hydroxy-, monooctadecanoate (15 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-15 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-15 glyceryl stearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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.