This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Film forming
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- Skin protecting
- Helping to avoid harmful effects to the skin from external factors.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
- Slip modifier
- Enhancing the flow properties of other ingredients without reacting chemically with them.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.