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Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
Methyl Glucose SesquistearateBarrier
A sugar-based ingredient that blends oil into creams and leaves skin soft.
What it does
It’s made from a glucose-derived sugar and stearic acid.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2016) assessed methyl glucose polyethers and esters; their index lists methyl gluceth-20, methyl glucose sesquistearate and PEG-20 methyl glucose sesquistearate under that report. They say these ingredients condition skin and hair, help oil and water mix, or thicken formulas. Where data were missing they drew on similar ingredients, found little would reach the body from cosmetic use, and judged them safe as used.Johnson 2016 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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