Glyceryl stearate

Have you ever actually taken a look at the ingredients in your favorite lotion or moisturizer? If you have, perhaps you've noticed a labored long name, "glyceryl stearate." A huge word, but it's also actually a really great ingredient to make your skin feel soft and smooth. In this guide, we'll take a closer look at glyceryl stearate and learn how it takes good care of the skin. Glyceryl stearate (An emulsifier is a substance that helps combine two distinct elements — like oil and water.) When you combine these two things well, you will have a product that is smooth and creamy, easily applied to the skin, and this is very very important! Lotions and moisturizers would be hard to apply without emulsifiers, so they don't feel as nice when you put them on. 


Glyceryl stearate's role in skin care products

Glyceryl stearate is usually derived from natural sources, which can include vegetable oil or animal fat. Its composition consists of two essential components, a saturated fatty acid, stearic acid, and an alcohol, glycerol. Glyceryl stearate, a natural emulsifier, works by breaking down the oil molecules, smoothing them out and making them easy to incorporate when we mix them with water. This is key because it also helps to stop the oil from separating from the water, which is required for lotion, cream, and other moisturizing products, too. 

The skin benefits from glyceryl stearate for quite a few reasons, but the main one being that it acts as a humectant. When the skin becomes dry, it can become itchy and uncomfortable. NOT a nice feeling at all! That said, moisturizers containing glyceryl stearate can prevent moisture loss and keep our skin soft and smooth all day. 

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