Description
- Ester of magnesium & stearic acid (magnesium is a naturally occurring metal, stearic acid is derived from vegetable oil)
- Pure & concentrated ingredient. Not a finished cosmetic product. Use as raw material for making cosmetics or add directly to finished skin care products.
Description: Ester of magnesium & stearic acid. Fine white soapy powder, faint odor of fatty acid. Soluble in warm alcohol, miscible in oils, insoluble in water.
CAS: 557-04-0
INCI Name: Magnesium stearate
Benefits:
- USP grade
- Widely used texturizer, opacifier, and non-gelling thickener for a variety of personal care products and color cosmetics
- Acts as film-forming and anti-caking agent
- Useful as lubricating agent for enhanced slip and silkiness
- Has mild emulsifying properties
Use: For dry applications use as is; for liquid applications add to the fatty phase of the formulas (or dissolve in warm alcohol). For external use only.
Applications: Makeup products (e.g. foundations, face powders, lipsticks, mascara, eye shadows, etc.), creams, lotions, pomades, ointments, cream shampoos.
Country of Origin: USA
Raw material source: Vegetable oils, magnesium
Manufacture: Magnesium stearate is produced by reacting sodium stearate with magnesium salts.
Animal Testing: Not animal tested
GMO: Not tested GMOs
Vegan: Does not contain animal-derived components