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Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps an emulsion from separating. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 54 products, most often sunscreen.

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What does Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate keeps an emulsion from separating. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: emulsion stabilising.

emulsion stabilising

What other names and numbers does Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate have?

CosIng reference
58563

Which products contain Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate in the ingredient lists of 54 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often sunscreen, deodorants and face care.

  • Sunscreen10
  • Deodorants4
  • Face care3
  • Facial creams3

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 22 · France 13 · Turkey 4 · Netherlands 3.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Polyglyceryl-6 Behenate 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’.

  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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