This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Chelating
- Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- Film forming
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- Humectant
- Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
- Skin protecting
- Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
- Dispersing (non-surfactant)
- Facilitating the dispersion of solids in liquids. They function primarily by coating the solid through the process of adsorption, thus changing the surface characteristic of the suspended solid.
- Slip modifier
- Enhancing the flow properties of other ingredients without reacting chemically with them.
- Skin conditioning – humectant
- Increasing the water content of the top layers of the skin. Humectants are primarily hygroscopic agents drawing moisture from the surrounding air.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.