Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
PEG-150 Distearate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
PEG-150 Distearate is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 133 products, most often shampoos.
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What does PEG-150 Distearate do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, PEG-150 Distearate lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, keeps oil and water mixed, and makes the product thicker or thinner. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, emulsifying and viscosity controlling.
What other names and numbers does PEG-150 Distearate have?
- CAS number
- 9005-08-7
- CosIng reference
- 77715
Which products contain PEG-150 Distearate?
Open Beauty Facts finds PEG-150 Distearate in the ingredient lists of 133 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and deodorants.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 35 · United States 31 · Norway 10 · Australia 9.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where PEG-150 Distearate turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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