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VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

Definition provenance: European Commission CosIng ingredient-function terminology.

1417 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function designation.

Ingredients with the VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function

Hydroxypropyl Polycitronellol is the hydroxypropyl ether of Polycitronellol made by the polymerization of Citronellol in the presence of Pr…

Hydroxypropyl Starch is a propylene glycol ether of starch

CAS 9049-76-7 / 68584-86-1

ISOPROPYL STEARAMIDE

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Isopropyl Stearamide is the organic compound that conforms to the formula

CAS 106438-51-1

Jojoba Alcohol is the alcohol fraction obtained by the saponification of Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Oil (q.v.)

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

How the VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function is used in CosIng

The VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. This page currently lists 1417 ingredients carrying that function label in the dataset, which helps you move from a functional claim to the exact ingredients that use it.

Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

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.