{"id":57139,"date":"2025-12-03T17:20:28","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/glycereth-18-polyhydroxystearate\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:20:28","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T16:20:28","slug":"glycereth-18-polyhydroxystearate","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/glycereth-18-polyhydroxystearate\/","title":{"rendered":"GLYCERETH-18 POLYHYDROXYSTEARATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>FAT-SOLUBLE\/EMOLLIENT\/EMULSIFIER\/TEXTURE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Glyc\u00e9reth-18 Polyhydroxystearate is mainly used as an emulsifier in cosmetic products. It helps blend oil and water phases to create stable formulations, and can help improve a product's texture and application on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Emulsifier<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Generally yes, as it is derived from synthetic or vegetable sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Glycerreth-18 Polyhydroxystearate has good skin tolerance and is unlikely to cause irritation. However, as with any ingredient, it's always advisable to do a skin patch test to avoid unexpected reactions.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Generally used in creams, lotions, suncare products and other emulsions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/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-57139","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\/57139","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=57139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}