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What is PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate?

Skin conditioning, emollient

PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate is an emollient that softens the skin surface.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Skin conditioning, emollient, Surfactant, emulsifying.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Which products feature it?

4 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

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  • Key: PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate (#2 on the ingredient list), Charcoal Extract, Ethylhexyl Palmitate

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    • Olive Young No.1 cleansing balm for convenient and clean scrapingno supporting source found
  • Key: PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate (#3 on the ingredient list), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Cetyl Ethylhexanoate

    6 claims, summarized
    Don't count on:
    less visible pores · better hydration
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    • Gently melts away heavy makeup while thoroughly removing sebum and blackheads. Leaves skin moist after cleansing, without tightness, and finishes refreshingly without a 2nd cleanse. All-in-one cleansing balm (herb scent).plausible, not tested
    • Cleanses 93% of pore impurities with just 1 use.no supporting source found
    • Immediate blackhead improvement of 67.51%.no supporting source found
    • Immediate skin moisturization improvement of 108.89%.no supporting source found
    • Eye irritation test completed.no supporting source found
    • Skin low-irritation test completed.no supporting source found
  • Key: PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate (#3 on the ingredient list), Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

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    • Dispense an appropriate amount of cleansing balm onto dry skin, cleanse as if massaging gently, then finish by washing clean with lukewarm water.backed by evidence
    • Pore impurities out without irritationoverstated
    • Pore Barrierno supporting source found
  • Key: PEG-20 Glyceryl Triisostearate (#5 on the ingredient list), Gluconolactone, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride

    6 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    less visible pores
    Don't count on:
    a smoother skin texture
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    claims, checked

    • *Because it is manufactured with a blend of plant derived oil ingredients, fine sediment may occur, but there is no problem with using the product, so please shake it before usebacked by evidence
    • HANSKIN has launched three ‘Cleansing Oil & Blackhead’ products that remove makeup perfectly and at the same time also allow blackhead management.partly backed
    • This newly presented product is released with an oil formula optimised for each of the dry, oily and combination, and sensitive skin types, and consists of three products in total so that it can be chosen and used according to skin condition.partly backed
    • As a product that makes everyday cleansing and blackhead care possible at the same time with this one product, it leaves the ingredients useful to the skin and cleanly manages makeup residue, impurities, old flakes and blackheads.overstated
    • ‘Cleansing Oil & Blackhead PHA’ for sensitive skin cares for delicate and sensitive skin with low irritation, using a high viscosity oil that reduces the surface making direct contact with the skin.overstated
    • The PHA ingredient has a large molecular structure, so it absorbs slowly into the skin and softly melts away sebum and flakes on sensitive skin.overstated