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

Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 50 products, most often sunscreen.

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What does Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate softens and smooths the skin. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: emollient.

emollient

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

CAS number
95461-65-7
CosIng reference
58640

Which products contain Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate?

Open Beauty Facts finds Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate in the ingredient lists of 50 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often sunscreen, deodorants and face care.

  • Sunscreen9
  • Deodorants4
  • Face care3
  • Facial creams3

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 20 · France 12 · Netherlands 3 · Poland 3.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Polyglyceryl-6 Stearate turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsEmollients

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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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