INCI ingredient

Xanthan Gum Parfum

Also listed as: Xanthan Gum

Xanthan Gum Parfum appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in anti-aging face cares.

What it triggers

If a product lists Xanthan Gum Parfum, its fragrance-free answer is No. Nothing else changes.

Xanthan Gum Parfum appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in anti-aging face cares.

On the label it counts as fragrance, which is why a product that lists it cannot be fragrance-free.

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 2 products

Showing 2 of 2 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

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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