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INCI ingredient

Hydrated Silica Glycerin

Also listed as: Hydrated Silica

Hydrated Silica Glycerin appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

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

Hydrated Silica Glycerin appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.

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: abrasive, absorbent, anticaking, bulking, opacifying, viscosity controlling

Products with Hydrated Silica Glycerin

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • abrasive
  • absorbent
  • anticaking
  • bulking
  • opacifying
  • viscosity controlling
  • abrasive: Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
  • absorbent: Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
  • anticaking: Preventing agglomeration of particulate solids into lumps or hard masses (cohesive cake), thus allowing free flow of particles.
  • bulking: Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.

CAS 10279-57-9 / 1343-98-2 / 7631-86-9 / 112926-00-8 / 63231-67-4 · EC - / 215-683-2 / 231-545-4 / - / -

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.

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