Methylglucose Distearate ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a nonionic emulsifier and co-emulsifier that helps blend oil and water phases, while adding creaminess and viscosity to lotions, creams, and conditioners.
What does Methylglucose Distearate do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a nonionic emulsifier and co-emulsifier that helps blend oil and water phases, while adding creaminess and viscosity to lotions, creams, and conditioners.
Is Methylglucose Distearate clean?
It is generally well tolerated, not a common allergen, and has little clean-standard friction compared with ethoxylated emulsifiers or sensitizing preservatives. Clean-beauty scrutiny is usually limited to fatty-acid sourcing and supplier documentation rather than the molecule itself.
Is Methylglucose Distearate sustainable?
This material is typically made from sugar-derived and fatty-acid feedstocks, often vegetable based. It is expected to be biodegradable, though the fatty-acid portion may come from palm or other commodity oil supply chains unless the supplier specifies otherwise.
Is Methylglucose Distearate COSMOS-approved?
It is compatible with COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic formulations when made from approved natural-origin feedstocks using permitted processing. From a Green Chemistry view, it aligns reasonably well through renewable inputs, mild ester chemistry, and good biodegradability.
How does Methylglucose Distearate work chemically?
The molecule is a nonionic sugar fatty ester, with a hydrophilic glucose-derived head group and two long fatty chains that give it emulsifying and structuring behavior. Typical use is about 1 to 5% in creams and lotions, often heated into the oil phase, and it is most stable in mildly acidic to neutral systems rather than strongly acidic or alkaline formulas.
Last updated 2026-05-14