Database/Skin Conditioning/Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate
100% natural origin · ISO 16128

Is Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate natural?

Yes. Both the polyglycerol backbone and stearic acid trace to natural vegetable-oil/fat feedstocks.

INCI namePolyglyceryl-10 Stearate
CAS79777-30-3
FormulaC24H48O6 · 432.6 Da
FunctionSkin Conditioning
FeedstockMade by esterifying decaglycerol (from vegetable glycerin) with…

How we scored it

Ester of decaglycerol (natural) and stearic acid C18 (oleochemical) = 1.0
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Made by esterifying decaglycerol (from vegetable glycerin) with stearic acid from vegetable oil or fat. Fully plant-derived.

In plain English

A skin-conditioning emulsifier made by combining plant-derived glycerin with stearic acid, a fatty acid from vegetable oil or fat.

CosIng definition: 1,2,3-Propanetriol, homopolymer, octadecanoates (1:1) (10 mol glycerol average molar ratio)

Structure

2D structure of Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate

[3-(2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)-2-hydroxypropyl] octadecanoate

PubChem CID 9954527 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Polyglyceryl-10 Stearate. PubChem CID 9954527. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3POLYGLYCERYL-10 STEARATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4POLYGLYCERYL-10 STEARATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=POLYGLYCERYL-10%20STEARATE