Sodium Silver Aluminum Silicate is the complex silicate obtained by the reaction of sodium silicate with sodium aluminate in an aqueous sol…
ABSORBENT
Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.
181 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the ABSORBENT function designation.
Ingredients with the ABSORBENT function
Starch, esters with sodium hydrogen octenylbutanedioate
Sodium/Aluminum Hydroxide/Oxalate/Sulfate is the reaction product of aluminum sulfate, sodium hydroxide, and disodium oxalate
Sodium/Aluminum/Iron Hydroxide/Oxalate/Sulfate is the reaction product of aluminum sulfate, iron sulfate, sodium hydroxide and disodium oxa…
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM STARCH
78524Solanum Tuberosum Starch is a polysaccharide obtained from the Potato Solanum tuberosum L., Solanaceae
SOLUM FULLONUM
38147Fuller's Earth is a non-plastic variety of kaolin containing an aluminum magnesium silicate
STARCH PHOSPHATE
cosing-live-104873Starch Phosphate is the product formed by the cross-linking of starch with sodium metaphosphate
Styrene Methyltrimonium Chloride Crosspolymer is a polymer of Styrene and styrene methylenetrimonium chloride crosslinked with divinylbenze…
2-Propenoic Acid, 2-Methyl-, Octadecyl Ester, Polymer wtih Divinylbenzene and Ethenylbenzene
TANAKURA CLAY
60066Tanakura Clay is a native clay obtained from the Tanakura region in Japan
Tapioca Starch Crosspolymer is Tapioca Starch crosslinked with epichlorohydrin (CAS 106-89-8)
Siloxanes and Silicones, Me hydrogen, reaction products with starch
TITANIUM
cosing-live-100802Titanium is the element
TITANIUM ZEOLITE
59771Titanium Zeolite is the product obtained by the reaction of Zeolite (q.v.) with Titanium Tetrachloride
Torreya Nucifera Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Torreye nucifera, Taxaceae.
TRITICUM VULGARE STARCH
80436Triticum Vulgare Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, Poaceae
Tulipa Gesneriana Callus Culture Extract is the extract of a culture of the callus of Tulipa gesneriana L., Liliaceae
ULVA LACTUCA POWDER
59939Ulva Lactuca Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Ulva lactuca, Cyperaceae
UMBER
59941Umber is a naturally occurring inorganic compound consisting mainly of aluminium silicate, manganese oxide and iron oxide hydrate
Undaria Pinnatifida Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Undaria pinnatifida, Alariaceae
Vinyldimethyl/Trimethylsiloxysilicate Stearyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is Stearyl Methicone crosslinked with vinyldimethyl/trimethylsiloxys…
VOLCANIC ASH
60148Volcanic Ash is an amorphous, inorganic silicate obtained from lava deposits
WOOD POWDER
60193Wood Powder is the powder obtained from dried, ground wood
ZEA MAYS SEED FLOUR
60268Zea Mays Flour are the finely milled and refined substances derived from grains of the Corn, Zea mays L., Gramineae
ZEA MAYS STARCH
38946Zea Mays Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from the peeled seeds of the Corn, Zea mays L., Gramineae
ZEOLITE
80740Zeolites. Crystalline aluminosilicates, composed of silica (SiO2) and alumina (Al2O3), in various proportions plus metallic oxides. Produce…
ZINC ZEOLITE
60309Zinc Zeolite
ZIRCONIUM OXIDE ACETATE TRIMESICATE
cosing-live-101351Zirconium Oxide Acetate Trimesicate is the complex formed by the reaction of zirconium oxychloride, Trimesic Acid and Acetic Acid.
Popular populated ingredient functions
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How the ABSORBENT function is used in CosIng
The ABSORBENT function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 181 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.
Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
Function assignments come from official EU CosIng data. They describe intended cosmetic use, but they do not replace regulatory review of each linked ingredient and any annex records tied to it.