A microbial polysaccharide produced by fermentation, used as a viscosity-controlling ingredient.
What it is
Diutan gum is, according to CosIng, a fermentation product of the bacterium Sphingomonas sp. ATCC 53159; it is a high-molecular-weight polysaccharide of the sphingan family, related to gellan and welan gums. CosIng lists it as a viscosity-controlling ingredient.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not show the molecular weight or the grade of the gum.
Functions
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.