Peg-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate
Peg-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate is a surfactant and emulsifying ingredient. It’s in 10 products on Poliage, most often body lotion. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 21, 2026
What it does
Contains Peg-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate: emulsifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Peg-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate: surfactant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 76900, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Peg-40 Sorbitan Perisostearate
Nivea
Body Lotion Rich Nourishing
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
NIVEA
Body Milk
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Essentially Enriched Body Lotion
Body lotion · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nivea
Lait Corps Nourissant 72h
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Lait crème nourrissant
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Milk nutritiva
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nivea
Nivea bodymilk verzorgend
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Nivea Milk Nutritiva
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Nivea Milk Nutritiva Piel Extra Seca
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
Nivea
Nourishing Essentially Enriched Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens
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