Glycol Distearate
Glycol Distearate is an emollient and emulsifying ingredient. It’s in 635 products on Poliage, most often shampoo, body wash and cleanser. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 25, 2026
In plain English
A waxy ester. Gives shampoos and washes a pearly look and thickens them.
What it does
Contains Glycol Distearate: emollient
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycol Distearate: emulsifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycol Distearate: opacifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycol Distearate: skin-conditioning
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Glycol Distearate: viscosity-controlling
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 34134, accessed October 22, 2026. Also listed as ethylene distearate.
Products that contain Glycol Distearate
Olaplex
Olaplex No. 4 Bond Maintenance Shampoo
250 ml · Label from Brazil · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Olay body wash
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Olay
Olay Fresh outlast
22 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
old spice lavender shampoo
Lists fragrance, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
old spuce wavy curly shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
Olive & Milk
250 ml · Label from Sweden · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Optims
Label from Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
Orchid Body Wash
500ml · Label from Australia · Lists fragrance, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
head & shoulders
OXYGENATED CHARCOAL DETOX
400ml · Label from United Arab Emirates · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive camelia oil & almond
500ml · Label from Belgium · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
COLGATE PALMOLIVE NORGE AS
Palmolive Dusjsåpe Milk & Honey Pumpe 750ml
Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
COLGATE PALMOLIVE NORGE AS
Palmolive Dusjsåpe Oliven 500ml
Label from Norway · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
palmolive
Palmolive Hygiene-Plus Sensitive Handzeep
300ml - Alle huidtypen · Label from Netherlands · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
palmolive irresistible softness
Label from Australia and New Zealand · Lists fragrance, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Colgate-Palmolive
PALMOLIVE jabon de manos
Label from Spain · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Naturals Almond Milk Vloeibare Handzeep
300ml - Alle huidtypen · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Palmolive
Palmolive Sensaçao do Brasil Coconut Breeze
250 ml · Label from Sweden · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
pantene
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Pantene Daily Moisture Shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Pantene
Pantene Pro V Color Protect
Shampoo · 300ml · Label from outside the U.S. · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Pantene
Pantene Pro-V 3 in 1 Shampoo + Balsamo + trattamento
225ml · Label from Italy · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Pantene
Pantene Pro-V Shampoo Anti Dandruff
1 · Label from Malaysia · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Pantene
Pantene ProV
700 ml · Label from Bolivia · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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