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Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate

Cholesteryl Hydroxystearate
🧈 Lipid ↗🏗️ Skin Barrier Repair ↗🔗 Emulsifier ↗

A cholesterol derivative used as a skin-conditioning ingredient and emulsifier. It helps support the skin barrier and improve formulation stability.

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Safety: Generally well tolerated by most skin types.
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Comedogenic rating(likelihood of clogging pores)
1/5 — Very low likelihood
✓ Does not disqualify fragrance-free, alcohol-free, SLS-free or paraben-free claims
Common names & aliases
No aliases recorded
Functions
🧈 Lipid
Lipids play a crucial role in maintaining skin health and is a key component of the skin barrier. Ceramides and cholesterol are both examples of naturally occurring lipids.
🏗️ Skin Barrier Repair
Ingredients that help support the function and repair of the skin barrier
🔗 Emulsifier
Keeps oil and water phases mixed together in a stable formula.
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