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FILM FORMING

Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

1276 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the FILM FORMING function designation.

Ingredients with the FILM FORMING function

Carnauba Acid Wax is the acid portion obtained from the leaves of the palm tree, Copernicia cerifera, Palmaceae

CAS 442682-58-8

Castor oil, polymer with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane

CAS 68955-90-8; 2097847-57-7

Cellulose Acetate Phthalate is the product obtained by the reaction of phthalic anhydride with Cellulose Acetate.

Cellulose, carboxymethyl ether, sodium salt

CAS 9004-32-4

Beeswax. The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters and some high-…

CAS 8012-89-3

Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is the ground seed of the ripe fruit of St. John's Bread (carob), Ceratonia siliqua L. (Locust bean), Leguminosae

CAS 9000-40-2 / 84961-45-5

Chitosan, pyrrolidonecarboxylic acid salt

CAS 117522-93-7

Chitosan Propylsulfonate is the product obtained by the reaction of Chitosan with 1,3-propanesultone (CAS No 1120-71-4)

Chitosan Trimonium Chloride is the quaternary ammonium salt of Chitosan quaternized by 3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyltrimethylammonium chloride

CAS 84777-99-1

COCOA BUTTER ETHYL ESTERS

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Cocoa Butter Ethyl Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter (q.v.) and Alcohol

Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Elastin is the condensation product formed from the reaction of coconut acid chloride and Hydrolyzed Elastin

COLLODION

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Collodion is a solution of pyroxylin (chiefly nitrocellulose). It contains approximately 6% pyroxylin, 24% ethanol and 70% ether.

CAS 9004-70-0

Rosin is the residue left after distilling off the volatile oil from the oleoresin obtained from Pinus palustris and other species of Pinac…

CAS 8050-09-7

Copaifera Officinalis Resin is an oleoresin (Balsam Copaiba) obtained from the Copaiba, Copaifera officinalis L., Leguminosae. It consists …

CAS 9000-12-8 / 8001-61-4

COPAL

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Copals. Extractives and their physically modified derivatives. It is a product which may contain resin acids and their esters, terpenes, an…

CAS 9000-14-0

Copernicia Cerifera Cera is a wax obtained from the leaves and leaf buds of Copernicia cerifera, Palmaceae.

CAS 8015-86-9

Corn starch, reaction products with 3-(dodecenyl)dihydro-2,5-furandione, calcium salt, degree of substitution per glucose unit less than 0.1

CUCURBITURILS

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Cucurbiturils are cyclic molecules that consist of glycouril units linked by methylene bridges, where n can be 5, 6, 7 or 8.

CAS 80262-44-8/ 259886-51-6/ 259886-50-5/ 259886-49-2

2,20:3,19-Dimethano-2,3,4a,5a,6a,7a,8a,9a,10a,11a,12a,13a,14a,15a,16a,17a,19,20,21a,22a,23a,24a,25a,26a,27a,28a,29a,30a,31a,32a,33a,34a-dot…

CAS 80262-44-8,259886-49-2,259886-50-5,259886-51-6

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba Gum is a resinous material derived from the ground endosperm of the Guar, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L., Leguminosae

CAS 9000-30-0

Cyclodextrin Crosspolymer is the polymer of Cyclodextrin crosslinked by 2-acryloyloxyethylisocyanate and photo-initiated by 2-hydroxy-4'-hy…

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

How the FILM FORMING function is used in CosIng

The FILM FORMING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 1276 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.

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.