Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
Sorbitan Isostearate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
Sorbitan Isostearate is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps oil and water mixed. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 188 products, most often body care.
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What does Sorbitan Isostearate do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, Sorbitan Isostearate keeps oil and water mixed. The EU’s CosIng database lists this job for it: emulsifying.
What other names and numbers does Sorbitan Isostearate have?
- CAS number
- 71902-01-7
- EC number
- 276-171-2
- CosIng reference
- 38179
Which products contain Sorbitan Isostearate?
Open Beauty Facts finds Sorbitan Isostearate in the ingredient lists of 188 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often body care, sunscreen and face care.
Products with it, by country of sale: France 58 · United States 21 · Singapore 19 · Norway 12.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Sorbitan Isostearate 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’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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