EWG Skin Deep® | What is POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE

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Polyglyceryl 3 Diisostearate

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Use restrictions (low)

SYNONYMS

● DIESTER WITH 1,2,3-PROPANETRIOL TRIMER ISOOCTADECANOIC ACID

● DIESTER WITH TRIGLYCEROL ISOOCTADECANOIC ACID

● ISOOCTADECANOIC ACID, DIESTER WITH 1,2,3-PROPANETRIOL TRIMER

● ISOOCTADECANOIC ACID, DIESTER WITH TRIGLYCEROL

● POLYGLYCERYL-3 DIISOSTEARATE

● TRIGLYCERIN DIISOSTEARATE

● TRIGLYCERYL DIISOSTEARATE

This ingredient is not currently on EWG's Skin Deep Restricted or Unacceptable Lists.

Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate is a diester of Isostearic Acid (q.v.) and Polyglycerin-3 (q.v.).

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

Use Restrictions

Ingredient concerns

CONCERNS
DATA SOURCES

Products with this Ingredient

foundation	254 products
concealer	161 products
lip gloss	75 products
daily use with SPF	71 products
lipstick	69 products
eye shadow	37 products
blush	36 products
moisturizer	31 products
bronzer/highlighter	27 products
	25 products
eye liner	22 products
lip balm	18 products
recreational sunscreen	18 products
around-eye cream	17 products
lip liner	17 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	15 products
brow liner	13 products
BB cream	11 products
serums & essences	10 products
makeup primer	7 products
mask	6 products
facial powder	5 products
lip balm with SPF	5 products
mascara	5 products
baby sunscreen	4 products
facial cleanser	4 products
baby lotion	3 products
lip plumper	2 products
hand cream	2 products
diaper cream	2 products
damaged skin treatment	2 products
makeup remover	2 products
baby shampoo	1 products
hair styling aide	1 products
shaving cream	1 products
bar soap	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
conditioner	1 products
hair treatment/serum	1 products
antiperspirant/deodorant	1 products
baby soap	1 products
muscle/joint soreness	1 products
exfoliant/scrub	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
body firming lotion	1 products

Use restrictions

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Determined safe for use in cosmetics, subject to concentration or use limitations - Safe for use in cosmetics with some qualifications	Cosmetic Ingredient Review Assessments

Data gaps

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

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.

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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.

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Hazard score

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Data availability

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