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POLYGLYCERYL-3 methylglucose distearate

CAS 157175-98-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

POLYGLYCERYL-3 methylglucose distearate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Tego care 450 · Tego care 450MB · Triglycerin methylglucose distearate · UNII-W19EIO0DBE
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 chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. POLYGLYCERYL-3 methylglucose distearate appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveMethyl-D-glucopyranoside, ethers with 1,2,3-propanetriol homopolymer, octadecanoates (1:1:2) (3 mol glycerol average molar ratio)
- Methyl-D-glucopyranoside, ethers with 1,2,3-propanetriol homopolymer, octadecanoates (1:1:2) (3 mol glycerol average molar ratio)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 POLYGLYCERYL-3 methylglucose distearate. 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 POLYGLYCERYL-3 methylglucose distearate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.

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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include POLYGLYCERYL-3 methylglucose distearate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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