Sucrose stearate is used as an emulsifier in many beauty applications and cosmetics such as makeup products, cleansing formulas. Emulsifiers aid the blending of water and fatty substances, a common ingredient in many foods.
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Applications
Sucrose stearate is used as an emulsifier in many beauty applications and cosmetics such as makeup products, cleansing formulas. Emulsifiers aid the blending of water and fatty substances, a common ingredient in many foods.
Solubility
Soluble in water and ethanol at 75°C.
Notes
Store away from strong oxidizing agents. Keep container tightly closed. Store in cool, dry conditions in well sealed containers.
RUO – Research Use Only
Lloyd I. Osipow.; William Rosenblatt. Micro-emulsion process for the preparation of sucrose esters. Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society. 1967, 44, (5), 307-309.
Garofalakis, G.; Murray, B.S . Effect of film ageing on the surface properties of lactoglobulin and lactoglobulin+sucrose stearate monolayers. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 1999, 12, (3-6), 231-237.