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
Yves Rocher
Riparazione - Shampoo Trattamento Nutri-Riparatore
300ml · Label from Italy and Sweden · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Pacifica
Rose Kombucha Flower Powered Face Wash
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
CHI
Royal Treatment Bond and Repair Shampoo
Shampoo · 32 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
CHI
Royal Treatment Hydrating Shampoo
Shampoo · 32 oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Sanfte Pflege (3 Action Formula)
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Unilever
sauve tropical coconut shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dove
Scalp + Hair Therapy Clarifying Shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, coconut derivatives
Clear
Scalp Oil Control
225ml · Label from United Kingdom · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Redken Scalp Relief
Scalp Relief Shampoo
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Balea
Schönheitsgeheimnisse Pflegende Duschcreme Goldene Milch
250 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Seidig & Glänzend
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Sensitive
280 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Nivea Men
Sensitive 3in1 Body Wash
Body wash · 16.9oz 500ml · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Nivea
Sensitive Body Wash
Body wash · 16.9 mL · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Balea
Sensitive Duschgel 3in1
300 ml · Label from Austria and Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, coconut derivatives
head & shoulders
Sensitive Kopfhaut
Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Cien
Sensitives Shampoo
300ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
head & shoulders
shampoing 2en1
255ml · Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Head & Shoulders
Shampoing 2en1 citrus fresh
Label from France · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Cosmia
Shampoing à huile d’argan
0.5 l · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Shampoing antipelliculaire + après shampoing force & densité
270 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Shampoing antipelliculaire classic
1000 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Head & Shoulders
Shampoing antipelliculaire pour homme
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Cosmia
Shampoing aux amandes
0.5 l · Label from France and World · Lists fragrance, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
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