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BUFFERING

Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

219 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the BUFFERING function designation.

Ingredients with the BUFFERING function

Defined Cell Culture Media 17 is a cell culture phase consisting of: Adenosine, Alanine, Aminobutyric Acid, Arginine HCl, Ascorbic Acid, As…

2-Dimethylaminoethanol; N,N-Dimethyl-2-aminoethanol

CAS 108-01-0III/62

1-Propanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N-[2-[(2-hydroxypropyl) [2-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy]propyl]amino]ethyl]-N-methyl-N-[2-[(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)oxy…

CAS 111030-96-7

DMEM

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DMEM is a basal culture media composed of glucose, various amino acids, vitamins, and inorganic salts, and may or may not contain phenol re…

(4S,5S)-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydropyrimidine-4-carboxylic acid

CAS 165542-15-4

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

How the BUFFERING function is used in CosIng

The BUFFERING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 219 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.

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.