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INCI ingredient

Colophonium

Also listed as: Colophonium / Rosin, Colophonium / Rosin / Colophane, Colophonium/Rosin

Colophonium appears on 9 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.

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

Colophonium appears on 9 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.

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: binding, depilatory, film forming, viscosity controlling

Products with Colophonium

in 9 products

Showing 9 of 9 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • binding
  • depilatory
  • film forming
  • viscosity controlling
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • depilatory: Breaking down the the mechanical strength of hair fibers so that they can be removed by mild scraping/rubbing.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 8050-09-7 · EC 232-475-7

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