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Calcium stearoyl lactylate, the calcium salt of stearoyl lactic acid (lactate) is a surface-active substance which is used in cosmetic preparations as an additive to combine two immiscible liquids (e.g. oil and water) to form an emulsion, to wet hardly soluble substances or to stabilize suspensions (emulsifier).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer