A powder made from cotton fibre, listed as an absorbent and opacifying ingredient.
What it is
Gossypium herbaceum powder is, according to CosIng, the powder derived from the fibre of Levant cotton, Gossypium herbaceum, of the mallow family (Malvaceae). Cotton fibre consists mostly of cellulose. CosIng lists it as an absorbent and opacifying 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 particle size of the powder.
Functions
- Absorbent
- Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
- Opacifying
- Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (7)
- 2000 Calorie Long Lash Era Mascara · Max Factor
- The Loose Setting Translucent Powder 00 – Translucent · IsaDora
- The Loose Setting Translucent Powder – Translucent · IsaDora
- PAESE PUDER SYPKI RÓŻANY · Paese
- Puff cloud sypki puder do twarzy · Paese
- PUDER BRZOSKWINIOWY sypki puder wygładzający · Paese
- Pro's Great Open Eyes · Les Cosmétiques Design Paris