Product Review

Description: Ester of magnesium & stearic acid. Fine white soapy powder, faint odor of fatty acid. Soluble in warm alcohol, miscible in oils, insoluble in water.

CAS: 557-04-0

INCI Name: Magnesium stearate

Benefits:
- USP grade
- Widely used texturizer, opacifier, and non-gelling thickener for a variety of personal care products and color cosmetics
- Acts as film-forming and anti-caking agent
- Useful as lubricating agent for enhanced slip and silkiness
- Has mild emulsifying properties

Use: For dry applications use as is; for liquid applications add to the fatty phase of the formulas (or dissolve in warm alcohol). For external use only.

Applications: Makeup products (e.g. foundations, face powders, lipsticks, mascara, eye shadows, etc.), creams, lotions, pomades, ointments, cream shampoos.

Country of Origin: USA

Raw material source: Vegetable oils, magnesium

Manufacture: Magnesium stearate is produced by reacting sodium stearate with magnesium salts.

Animal Testing: Not animal tested

GMO: Not tested GMOs

Vegan: Does not contain animal-derived components