Clyceryl Stearate Citrate ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily an oil-in-water emulsifier that helps blend oils with water and stabilize creams, lotions, and sunscreens. It also adds light emollience and can support a smoother skin feel.
What does Clyceryl Stearate Citrate do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily an oil-in-water emulsifier that helps blend oils with water and stabilize creams, lotions, and sunscreens. It also adds light emollience and can support a smoother skin feel.
Is Clyceryl Stearate Citrate clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well tolerated and has little restricted-list friction. Sensitivity is uncommon, though very reactive skin can respond to almost any emulsifier system.
Is Clyceryl Stearate Citrate sustainable?
This material is commonly made from vegetable-derived fatty inputs plus fermentation or plant-derived acids, so sourcing can be renewable. It is expected to be readily biodegradable, with the main supply-chain note being whether fatty feedstocks are responsibly sourced.
Is Clyceryl Stearate Citrate COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when produced from approved raw materials and processing routes. It fits Green Chemistry well because it can use renewable feedstocks, forms by ester chemistry, and has a favorable biodegradability profile.
How does Clyceryl Stearate Citrate work chemically?
The molecule is an anionic ester built from a glycerol backbone, a long saturated fatty chain, and a polycarboxylic acid group, giving it both oil affinity and water-interface activity. Typical use is about 1 to 5 percent, often with fatty alcohols or co-emulsifiers, and it is most useful around mildly acidic to neutral pH.
Last updated 2026-05-16