Glycol monostearate
Excellent Emulsification Performance: Polyoxyl 40 stearate functions as a highly efficient emulsifier, helping to enhance stability and texture in creams, lotions and other personal care formulations.
Non‑ionic Surfactant Characteristics: As a non‑ionic surfactant, it promotes even distribution of various components, making it widely useful in cosmetic and food applications.
Wide Range of Applications: This chemical is applied in cosmetics, food and industrial fields, showing strong versatility as both a surfactant and an emulsifying agent.
Stability in Normal Conditions: It maintains stable properties under routine storage and use conditions, guaranteeing reliable and consistent performance during its service life.
Ethylene Glycol Monostearate is an ester compound synthesized via the esterification of ethylene glycol and stearic acid. It is primarily utilized in the cosmetics and personal care industry as a nonionic pearlescent agent, opacifier, and auxiliary emulsifier. Its core function is to create and maintain the characteristic pearlescent look and opaque texture in products like body washes, shampoos, and liquid cleansers.
Serving as both an emulsifier and thickener, it also finds application in the food industry to promote the uniform dispersion of oil and water phases. Classified as a fatty acid glycol ester, this compound offers unique advantages in cosmetic and detergent formulations, as it can impart an opaque appearance and a smooth skin feel to the final products.
Parameters
| Melting point | 55-60 °C |
| Boiling point | 149 °C |
| density | 0.878 |
| refractive index | 1.4310 (estimate) |
| Fp | 425 |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | https://www.futiantruck.com/surfactants/glycol-monostearate.html |
| pka | 13.90±0.10(Predicted) |
| form | Flakes |
| color | White to pale yellow |
| Odor | at 100.00?%. mild waxy |
| Stability: | Stable under normal conditions., Stable Under Normal Conditions. |
| LogP | 7.629 (est) |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 111-60-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Ethylene glycol monostearate (111-60-4) |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 60-22-36/37/38-63 |
| Safety Statements | 24/25-45-36/37/39-28-27-26-53 |
| RTECS | WI4100000 |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| HS Code | 29189900 |
