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INCI ingredient

Polybutene

Polybutene appears on 97 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

Polybutene appears on 97 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, viscosity controlling

Products with Polybutene

in 97 products

Showing 24 of 97 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

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 9003-28-5 / 9003-29-6

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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