Glycol Distearate
Glycol Distearate is an emollient and emulsifying ingredient. It’s in 633 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
Unilever
Vitalité Brillance Shampooing
300 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
L’Oréal
Vitamino color A·OX
500 ml · Label from France · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, sulfates, silicones, chemical UV filters, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
Balea
Volumen Shampoo Maracuja & Orchidee
300 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Balea
Volumen Shampoo Patchouli & Jasmin
300 ml · Label from Germany · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, coconut derivatives
Hair Biology
Volumizing shampoo
Shampoo · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, sulfates, silicones, coconut derivatives
Laneige
Water Bank Gentle Gel Cleanser
Cleanser · Lists coconut derivatives
Dove
Watermelon & Guava Nectar Body Wash
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
white rain purely coconit oil body wash
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
yves rocher
yves rocher shampoo riparazione
300 ml · Label from Italy · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
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