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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

Sodium Silver Aluminum Silicate is the complex silicate obtained by the reaction of sodium silicate with sodium aluminate in an aqueous sol…

Solanum Tuberosum Starch is a polysaccharide obtained from the Potato Solanum tuberosum L., Solanaceae

CAS 9005-25-8

Fuller's Earth is a non-plastic variety of kaolin containing an aluminum magnesium silicate

CAS 8031-18-3

STARCH PHOSPHATE

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Starch Phosphate is the product formed by the cross-linking of starch with sodium metaphosphate

TALC

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Talc (Mg3H2(SiO3)4) (CI 77718)

CAS 14807-96-6III/59

Tanakura Clay is a native clay obtained from the Tanakura region in Japan

TITANIUM

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Titanium is the element

Titanium Zeolite is the product obtained by the reaction of Zeolite (q.v.) with Titanium Tetrachloride

Triticum Vulgare Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from the Wheat, Triticum vulgare, Poaceae

CAS 9005-25-8

Ulva Lactuca Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Ulva lactuca, Cyperaceae

CAS 97281-59-9

UMBER

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Umber is a naturally occurring inorganic compound consisting mainly of aluminium silicate, manganese oxide and iron oxide hydrate

CAS 12713-03-0

Undaria Pinnatifida Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground Alga, Undaria pinnatifida, Alariaceae

Volcanic Ash is an amorphous, inorganic silicate obtained from lava deposits

Wood Powder is the powder obtained from dried, ground wood

Zea Mays Flour are the finely milled and refined substances derived from grains of the Corn, Zea mays L., Gramineae

CAS 68525-86-0

Zea Mays Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material usually derived from the peeled seeds of the Corn, Zea mays L., Gramineae

CAS 9005-25-8

Zeolites. Crystalline aluminosilicates, composed of silica (SiO2) and alumina (Al2O3), in various proportions plus metallic oxides. Produce…

CAS 1318-02-1

Zirconium Oxide Acetate Trimesicate is the complex formed by the reaction of zirconium oxychloride, Trimesic Acid and Acetic Acid.

These widely assigned CosIng terms provide populated comparison pages; they are not presented as semantic equivalents of the current function.

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.