EWG Skin Deep® | What is GLYCERYL STEARATE SE

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES Learn more About EWG VERIFIED®

Data: Limited

Glyceryl Stearate Se

IMAGE SOURCE: PubChem

SEARCH PRODUCTS

FIND PRODUCTS WITH THIS INGREDIENT

Other Concerns

Enhanced skin absorption

SYNONYMS

● GLYCERYL STEARATE SE

● OCTADECANOIC ACID, ESTER WITH 1,2,3PROPANETRIOL

● SELF-EMULSIFYING GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE

● STEARINE

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

Glyceryl Stearate SE (self-emulsifying) is a lipid used as surfactant and emulsifying agent.

Common concerns

See how this product scores for common concerns.

LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

moisturizer	248 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	115 products
hand cream	89 products
exfoliant/scrub	71 products
mask	69 products
facial cleanser	44 products
mascara	42 products
around-eye cream	32 products
conditioner	27 products
hair styling aide	20 products
recreational sunscreen	17 products
hair treatment/serum	14 products
shampoo	14 products
body wash/cleanser	14 products
shaving cream	12 products
body firming lotion	12 products
beard care	11 products
brow liner	11 products
hair color and bleaching	10 products
anti-aging	9 products
baby lotion	8 products
daily use with SPF	8 products
serums & essences	8 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	7 products
bronzer/highlighter	6 products
after sun product	6 products
makeup primer	6 products
	5 products
foot moisturizer	4 products
makeup remover	3 products
styling gel/lotion	3 products
muscle/joint soreness	3 products
after shave	3 products
baby sunscreen	3 products
sunless tanning	3 products
skin fading/lightener	3 products
foundation	2 products
concealer	2 products
setting powder/spray	2 products
cuticle treatment	2 products
damaged skin treatment	2 products
beard oil	2 products
lip balm	2 products
diaper cream	2 products
shaving cream (men's)	2 products
toners/astringents	2 products
styling mousse/foam	2 products
detangler	1 products
baby shampoo	1 products
liquid hand soap	1 products
eye liner	1 products
bubble bath	1 products
nail treatment	1 products
BB cream	1 products

Enhanced skin absorption

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Penetration enhancer	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

CONCERN	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
10 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Ecotoxicology

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be an environmental toxin	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Organ system toxicity (non-reproductive)

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Classified as not expected to be potentially toxic or harmful	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Persistence and bioaccumulation

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Not suspected to be persistent	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List
Not suspected to be bioaccumulative	Environment Canada Domestic Substance List

Multiple, additive exposure sources

CONCERN	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

Open scientific/peer reviewed literature
CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review). 2006. CIR Compendium, containing abstracts, discussions, and conclusions of CIR cosmetic ingredient safety assessments. Washington DC.
NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.
EC (Environment Canada). 2008. Domestic Substances List Categorization. Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) Environmental Registry.
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.
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.

Understanding scores

Cosmetics and personal care products are not required to be tested for safety before being allowed on the market. The Skin Deep® scoring system was designed to help the public understand whether a product is safe to use or whether it contains ingredients of concern.

Every product and ingredient in Skin Deep gets a two-part score – one for hazard and one for data availability. The safest products score well by both measures, with a low hazard rating and a fair or better data availability rating.

HOW WE DETERMINE SCORES

Hazard score

The Skin Deep ingredient hazard score, from 1 to 10, reflects known and suspected hazards linked to the ingredients. The EWG VERIFIED^® mark means a product meets EWG’s strictest criteria for transparency and health.

Data availability

The Skin Deep data availability rating reflects the number of scientific studies about the product or ingredient in the published scientific literature.

NONE LIMITED FAIR GOOD ROBUST

Low Availability

Moderate Availability

High Availability