Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
Also listed as: Sodium/Aluminum/Iron/Sulfate/Oxalate/Hydroxide
Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose appears on 4 ingredient lists in our database, most often in toothpastes.
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
Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose appears on 4 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: antimicrobial, chelating, deodorant, humectant, opacifying
Products with Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
in 4 products
- no photoAl-Riyan Neem Herbal ToothpasteAl-Riyan · toothpaste
- no photoWarren remedies pvt.ltd Kidodent cavity shield toothpasteWarren remedies pvt.ltd · toothpaste
- no photoHello Kitty KIDS Tutti-FruttiHello Kitty · toothpaste
- no photoColgate Total Active PreventionColgate · toothpaste
Showing 4 of 4 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- antimicrobial
- chelating
- deodorant
- humectant
- opacifying
- antimicrobial: Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- chelating: Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
- deodorant: Reducing and/or eluminating unpleasant odour. Contributing against the formation of malodour on body surfaces.
- humectant: Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
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.
