Chitosan
Also listed as: Chitosan/Chitosan
Chitosan appears on 8 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNot sureplant or animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Chitosan appears on 8 ingredient lists in our database, most often in deodorants.
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: film forming, hair fixing
Products with Chitosan
in 8 products
Lactovit Desodorante Extra EficazLactovit · deodorant
Elmex Opti-SchmelzElmex · toothpaste
Nak Cera OutakontrolNak- no photoOplaplex Leave In - Numéro 5Oplaplex · hair treatment
- no photoWellaflex Locken & Wellen SchaumfestigerWella · hair care
- no photoWellaflex Invisible Hold Mousse 4Wella · hair styling
- no photoIsdin BexidentIsdin
Schwarzkopf Styliste ultîmeSchwarzkopf
Showing 8 of 8 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
Functions listed by CosIng
- film forming
- hair fixing
- film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- hair fixing: Permitting physical control of hair style.
CAS 9012-76-4
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