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PEG-75 Stearate
PEG-75 Stearate
A helper that keeps oil and water mixed and helps cleansers rinse clean.
What it does
It’s stearic acid, a fatty acid, joined to a long PEG chain. It’s there to hold the formula together, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers judged 10 PEG stearates safe in 1983. On review in 2002 they kept that conclusion and added 20 more to the group, PEG-30 and PEG-75 stearate among them. Products use them mainly to help oil and water mix and to soften skin. In 2025 they judged the PEG stearates safe as used.Fiume 2025 · 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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