Does Stearic acid come from coconut?

Fatty acid from vegetable oils (often palm, sometimes coconut) or animal fat.

Usually palm, soy or rapeseed, and refined well past the point where coconut protein survives. It is named on the product page, but it doesn’t decide the verdict by itself — nearly every cosmetic contains it, and if it did, the whole registry would turn amber and the warning would stop meaning anything.

Also written as: stearic acid · ácido esteárico

Products we checked that contain it

5 of the 115 products in the registry. Each one read off the packet by a person, with the date.

Whether this matters for you depends on which kind of coconut allergy you have →

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All of coconut’s names

Reactions to refined derivatives vary from person to person. This list helps you ask better questions; your allergist decides what you avoid. Educational only, not medical advice. Always confirm with your allergist.