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INCI ingredient

Xanthan Gum Natural Thickener

Also listed as: Xanthan Gum, Xanthan Gum (Natural Thickener)

Xanthan Gum Natural Thickener appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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

Xanthan Gum Natural Thickener appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in cream or lotions.

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, surfactant - emulsifying, emulsion stabilising, gel forming, skin conditioning, surfactant - cleansing, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • binding
  • surfactant - emulsifying
  • emulsion stabilising
  • gel forming
  • skin conditioning
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • gel forming: Giving the consistency of a gel (a semi-solid preparation with some elasticity) to a liquid preparation.

CAS 11138-66-2 · EC 234-394-2

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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