Aluminum Stearate

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INCI name

  • ALUMINUM STEARATE,

Alternative names

  • Dihydroxyaluminiumstearat,
  • Aluminium Stearate,
  • Aluminium Stearates,

Origin

  • mineral,

Definition

No information available

INCI function

  • cosmetic dye,
  • Anti-caking agent,

Substance category

No information available

Characteristics

  • Colours cosmetic products and/or gives colour to the skin and/or skin appendages
  • allows the free flow of solids and thus prevents powdered cosmetic products from caking together into lumps or hard masses
  • approved for certified natural cosmetics
  • may be irritating to the skin

CAS-No.

  • 7047-84-9,

EINECS/EILINCS-No.

  • 230-325-5,

Studies, literature and statements

Springer Lexikon Kosmetik, page 28

Coloring agent, anti-caking agent.

Wörterbuch der Kosmetik, page 19

White powder, insoluble in water. Together with oils and liquid paraffin, it forms gels which can be used as a cream base. Use as a bulking and thickening agent for cosmetic products, for the production of astringent powders and creams, e.g., foot sweat products.

Kosmetik Lexikon, page 36

Metal soap made from aluminum and stearic acid. White powder, which is soluble in lipids and forms gels with them. It serves as a bulking and thickening agent of the oil phase in W/O emulsions and stabilizes them. Aluminum stearate is also used as an additive to powders, to make them more easily spreadable on the skin.

Kursbuch Kosmetik, page 130

Co-emulsifier, stabilizer, antiperspirant, risk of inflammatory skin reactions, see page 122: aluminum salts.

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