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Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 14 products, most often skincare.

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What does Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, keeps oil and water mixed, and keeps an emulsion from separating. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, emulsifying and emulsion stabilising.

surfactantemulsifyingemulsion stabilising

What is Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate?

Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate is a diester of a mixture of isostearic, polyhydroxystearic and sebacic acids with Polyglycerin-4.

CosIng reference
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Which products contain Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate in the ingredient lists of 14 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often skincare, makeup and face makeup.

  • Skincare1
  • Makeup1
  • Face makeup1

Products with it, by country of sale: France 5 · Germany 4 · Brazil 1 · Saudi Arabia 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsSurfactants and cleansersEmulsifiers

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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’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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