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| COSING Ref No | 79070 |
| INCI name | STEARIC ACID |
| 标准中文名称 | 硬脂酸 |
| INN name | stearic acid |
| Ph. Eur. Name | |
| CAS No | 57-11-4 |
| EC No | 200-313-4 |
| Chem/IUPAC Name / Description | Stearic acid |
| Restriction | |
| Function |
CLEANSING:
Helping to keep the body surface clean.
EMULSION STABILISING:
Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
FRAGRANCE:
Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
REFATTING:
Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING:
Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING:
Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
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