{"id":31051,"date":"2025-12-03T11:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/polysorbate-40\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:37:08","slug":"polysorbate-40","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/polysorbate-40\/","title":{"rendered":"POLYSORBATE 40"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: SURFACTANT<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Polysorbate 40 is used as an emulsifier in cosmetic products. It allows hydrophilic (water-based) and lipophilic (oil-based) ingredients to be mixed together, ensuring a homogeneous and stable product texture. It also helps to improve the dispersion of active ingredients in formulations.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is considered safe for cosmetic use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Polysorbate 40 is generally synthetic and can be considered vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Polysorbate 40 is well tolerated by most skin types, although irritation is possible on very sensitive or reactive skin. Always perform a tolerance test before prolonged use.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: It is frequently found in lotions, creams, makeup removers, and certain hair products to improve the texture and stability of the product.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-31051","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/31051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}