Dextran
Dextran appears on 9 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.
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
Dextran appears on 9 ingredient lists in our database, most often in face creams.
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, viscosity controlling
Products with Dextran
in 9 products
CeraVe Skin Renewing Night CreamCeraVe · face cream- no photoCeraVe Skin Renewing Night CreamCeraVe · face cream
Bioderma Photoderm Bronz SPF 50+Bioderma · sunscreen- no photoIstituto Elvetico Sanders Rigenexyl plusIstituto Elvetico Sanders · hair care
- no photoNiod Copper Amino Isolate Serum 3 1:1 ( )Niod · serum
- no photoFacetheory Peptide Firming Night CreamFacetheory · face cream
Clarins Haute Exigence JourClarins · face cream
Too Faced Cosmetics Better Than Sex MascaraToo Faced Cosmetics · eye makeup
Genidentity Molecular Genocosmetic Active SérumGenidentity Molecular Genocosmetic · serum
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In the EU ingredient database
Functions listed by CosIng
- binding
- viscosity controlling
- binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
CAS 9004-54-0 · EC 232-677-5
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