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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 22759

POTASSIUM STEARATE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:593-29-3
EC:209-786-1
Ingredient index records:
POTASSIUM STEARATE
Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Potassium stearate

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1 matched or reported name
POTASSIUM STEARATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name POTASSIUM STEARATE.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 593-29-3
CAS 593-29-3PubChem CID 23673840

Potassium Stearate

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use andconcentration described in the safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing, which may be basedon a QRA...Potassium Stearate... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name
potassium octadecanoate
Molecular formula
C18H35KO2
Molecular weight
322.6 g/mol
Exact mass
322.22741184 Da
Topological polar surface area
40.1 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
2
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Octadecanoic acid, potassium saltPotassium n-octadecanoatePotassium stearate, pureEINECS 209-786-1REXANOLUNII-17V812XK50NONSOUL MK 217V812XK50
16 more reported names
POTASSIUM STEARATE [MI]POTASSIUM STEARATE [VANDF]POTASSIUM STEARATE [WHO-DD]E-470(I)STEARIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALTINS-470(I)STEARIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALTINS NO.470(I)STEARIC ACID, POTASSIUM SALTRefChem:175605POTASSIUM STEARATE [INCI]209-786-1Stearic acid, potassium saltSteadan 300potassium;octadecanoateC18H35KO2Octadecanoicacid,potassiumsaltTSH-00136AS-15925
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External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortalUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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