This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Absorbent
- Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
- Chelating
- Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
- Film forming
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
- Slip modifier
- Enhancing the flow properties of other ingredients without reacting chemically with them.
- Surface modifier
- Applied to other cosmetic components to make them more hydrophilic or hydrophobic, or to modify their physical/chemical properties (in some cases, surface modifiers may form a covalent bond with substrates).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.