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INCI ingredient

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Guar Gum

Also listed as: Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum, Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba (Guar) Gum

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Guar Gum appears on 14 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair treatments.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno 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

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Guar Gum appears on 14 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair treatments.

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, emulsion stabilising, film forming, fragrance, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • binding
  • emulsion stabilising
  • film forming
  • fragrance
  • viscosity controlling
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 9000-30-0 · EC 232-536-8

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.

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