Sodium Stearate
Sodium Stearate is a surfactant and cleansing ingredient. It’s in 181 products on Poliage, most often deodorant, body wash and exfoliant. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 23, 2026
In plain English
Soap made from stearic acid. Washes and thickens bar soaps and sticks.
What it does
Contains Sodium Stearate: cleansing
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Stearate: emulsifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Stearate: surfactant
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Sodium Stearate: viscosity-controlling
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 38064, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Sodium Stearate
Lavanila
The Healthy Deodorant Vanilla Lavender
Deodorant · Lists fragrance
Lavanila
The Healthy Deodorant Vanilla Passion Fruit
Deodorant · Lists fragrance
Kaia Naturals
THE NIACINAMIDE BRIGHTENING DEODORANT
Deodorant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid
Old Spice
Timber Deodorant
Lists fragrance
Toms deo
Lists fragrance
toms deodorant
Lists fragrance
Dove
Tropical Coconut & Lime Body Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dove
Turmeric Milk & Lemon Drop Plant Milk Cleansing Bar
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Catrice
Under Eye Primer Stick
None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Dove
White Peach & Crushed Rice Body Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Old Spice
Wilderness Deodorant with Lavender
Lists fragrance
Dr. Squatch
Wood Barrel Bourbon Invisible Glide Deodorant
Deodorant · Lists fragrance
Yardley London
Yardley Clear Gel Bat Gardenia and waterlily
Lists fragrance, sulfates, coconut derivatives
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