SORBITAN STEARATE || Skin Deep® Cosmetics Database

SORBITAN STEARATE

Score	Data: Limited
CAS	56451-84-4
moisturizer (119 products)
facial moisturizer/ treatment (106 products)
anti-aging (66 products)
eye shadow (31 products)
sunless tanning (22 products)
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SORBITAN STEARATE

Health concerns of ingredient
About the ratings
Cancer	no information
Developmental & reproductive toxicity	no information
Allergies & immunotoxicity	no information
Use restrictions	no information
Contamination concerns: none
Other LOW concerns: Ecotoxicology, Data gaps

About the ratings

EWG provides information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature, to supplement incomplete data available from companies and the government. The ratings below indicate the relative level of concern posed by exposure to the ingredients in this product - not the product itself - compared to other product formulations. The ratings reflect potential health hazards but do not account for the level of exposure or individual susceptibility, factors which determine actual health risks, if any. Learn more | Legal Disclaimer

Function/use(s): Fragrance Ingredient; Surfactant - Emulsifying Agent

About SORBITAN STEARATE: Sorbitan stearate is a surfactant composed of sweetener sorbitol and stearic acid, a naturally occurring fatty acid.

Synonym(s): 1,4-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL, 6-OCTADECANOATE; ANHYDROSORBITOL MONOSTEARATE; D-GLUCITOL, 1,4-ANHYDRO-, 6-OCTADECANOATE; SORBITAN, MONOOCTADECANOATE; SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE; 6-OCTADECANOATE 1,4-ANHYDRO-D-GLUCITOL; 6-OCTADECANOATE D-GLUCITOL, 1,4-ANHYDRO-; MONOOCTADECANOATE SORBITAN; 1,4-ANHYDRO- 6-OCTADECANOATE D-GLUCITOL; ANHYDROSORBITOL STEARATE; ARLACEL 60

Ecotoxicology
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Suspected to be an environmental toxin		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Data gaps
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Risk assessment method deficiencies and data gaps - Maximum reported "as used" concentration is basis of safety assessment by industry safety panel (Cosmetic Ingredient Review, CIR) - implicit safe concentration limit in product		Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments
190 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical see search results ->		PubMed

Multiple, additive exposure sources
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Everything Added to Food
Designated as safe for general or specific, limited use in food		FDA Food Additive Status

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)
type of concern	product conditions	reference
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful		Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

type of concern

product conditions

reference

Not suspected to be persistent

Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Government, industry, academic studies and classifications
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
FDA Food Additive Status	SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE	• EMUL • REG • < 0.4% alone or any comb of Polysorbate 60 • 65 • or 80 of the weight of finished whipped edible oil topping • > 0.4% in comb if Polysorbate 60 < 0.77% and Sorbitan monostearate < 0.27% of weight of finished whipped edible oil topping - In whipped
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	SORBITAN STEARATE	QQQ01,QQQ11; C-
FDA Everything Added to Food	SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE	• ASP
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	SORBITAN STEARATE	,,,,,Y-AquaticTox,,,,

Other RTECS® classifications [shown for informational purposes only]
government/industry list/academic study	appears on list as	classification(s)
RTECS^®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1985	SORBITAN STEARATE	• skin - Primary skin irritant (rabbit )

references
government/industry list/academic study	reference
FDA Food Additive Status	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) 2006. Food Additive Status List. Downloaded from http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/opa-appa.html, Oct 16, 2006.
Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments	CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
FDA Everything Added to Food	FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration). 2008. EAFUS [Everything Added to Food]: A Food Additive Database. FDA Office of Food Safety and Applied Nutrition.
Environment Canada Domestic Substance List	EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
RTECS^®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1985 [shown for informational purposes only]	RTECS^®- Journal of the American College of Toxicology. (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 1651 Third Ave., New York, NY 10128) V.1-12, 1982-1993. Discontinued. 4(3),65,1985