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INCI ingredient

Alcaligenes Polysaccharides

Alcaligenes Polysaccharides appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in serums.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Alcaligenes Polysaccharides appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in serums.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: skin conditioning - emollient, emulsion stabilising, humectant, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling

Products with Alcaligenes Polysaccharides

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • emulsion stabilising
  • humectant
  • skin conditioning
  • viscosity controlling
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake