Stearic Acid
Stearic Acid is a surfactant and cleansing ingredient. It’s in 1,193 products on Poliage, most often mascara, body wash and body lotion. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 26, 2026
In plain English
A fatty acid from plant or animal fat. Thickens creams, helps oil and water blend and makes soap.
What it does
Contains Stearic Acid: cleansing
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearic Acid: emulsifying
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearic Acid: emulsion-stabilising
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearic Acid: masking
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearic Acid: refatting
Function listed in CosIng
Contains Stearic Acid: surfactant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 79070, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Stearic Acid
Old spice
Old Spice Swagger
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
PUR Cosmetics
On Point Mascara
Mascara · Lists silicones
Dr. Dennis Gross
On the Spot Eliminator 2% Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment Gel
Serum · Lists fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid, retinoid
Mario Badescu
Orange Cleansing Soap
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, parabens, formaldehyde releasers, coconut derivatives
Physicians Formula
Organic Wear Fake Out Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Physicians Formula
Organic Wear Natural Origin Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Dove
Original
Lists fragrance, coconut derivatives
unilever
Original beauty bar
Label from Ethiopia and Spain · Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Dove
Original Beauty Bar
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Up&Up
original dry skin moisturizer
21 FL · Label from Jamaica · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, parabens, silicones, formaldehyde releasers
Jergens
Original Scent Moisturizer
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, parabens, silicones
COVERGIRL
Outlast Forever Velvet Pigment
Lip · Lists silicones, coconut derivatives
Palmer’s
palmers cocoa butter hemp oil
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmer’s
palmers hemp oil relief body lotion
Ingredients incomplete, can’t check
Palmolive
Palmolive For Men Classic Scheercrème
100ml - Normale huid · Label from Netherlands · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Dove
Pampering Shea Butter & Vanilla
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Hempz
Peach Raspberry Bellini Moisturizing Body Lotion
Body lotion · 17 fl oz · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, silicones
Dove
Pear Delight Limited Edition Beauty Bar
Body wash · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, coconut derivatives
Bliss
Peek Performance Overnight Repair Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists silicones
Juice Beauty
Peptide Lifting Neck Cream
Moisturizer · Lists essential oils
Peach & Lily
Peptide Pro Firming Moisturizer | Face Cream
Moisturizer · 50ml · Lists essential oils
Italia Deluxe
Perfect Eyeliner Mate Black 2303
3 ml · Lists parabens
Rare Beauty
Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Rare Beauty
Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara - Brown
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
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