VISCOSITY CONTROLLING — Cosmetic Ingredient Function
1348 cosmetic ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function designation. These ingredients are sourced from the European Commission CosIng inventory and may appear across Annex II–VI records.
Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Ingredients
MONTAN ACID WAX
35394Montan Acid Wax is the product obtained by the oxidation of Montan Wax.
MOROCCAN LAVA CLAY
56973Moroccan Lava Clay is a type of smectite clay mined in Morocco.
Myrica Cerifera Fruit Wax is a wax obtained from the covering of the Bayberry, Myrica cerifera L., Myricaceae
Myrica Pubescens Fruit Cera is the wax obtained from the fruit of Myrica pubescens, Myricaceae
Myrica Pubescens Fruit Wax is the wax obtained from the fruit of Myrica pubescens, Myricaceae.
2-Hydroxy-3-sulphonatopropyldimethyl[3-[(1-oxo-tetradecanyl)amino]propyl]ammonium
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Cera is the wax obtained from the flowers of Nelumbo nucifera, Nymphaeaceae
Nelumbo Nucifera Flower Wax is the wax obtained from the flowers of Nelumbo nucifera, Nelumbonaceae.
Norbornene/Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)silylnorbornene Copolymer is the polymer
Nylon-611/Dimethicone Copolymer is a copolymer of Nylon-611 and Dimethicone monomers
OATAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
575051-Propanaminium, 3-(oat-acyl)amino-N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethyl-, inner salt,
Oxirane, 2-phenyl-, polymer with oxirane, mono(dihydrogen phosphate), octyl ether
Octyldodecyl Dilinoleic Acid/Propanediol Copolymer is a copolymer of Dilinoleic Acid and Propanediol.
2-Octyldodecyl 12-[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]octadecanoate
OLEAMIDE DIPA
826121,2,3-Propanetriol, mono-, di- and tri-esters with 9-(Z)-ocatadecenoic acid, 9,12-(Z,Z)-octadecadienoic acid and 9,12,15-(Z,Z,Z)-octadecatr…
OLIVEAMIDE MEA
57877Oliveamide MEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of the fatty acids derived from olive oil. It conforms generally to the formula:
ORYZA SATIVA CERA
35753Oryza Sativa Cera is a wax obtained from the Rice, Oryza sativa L., Poaceae
ORYZA SATIVA SEED POWDER
98509Oryza Sativa Seed Powder is the powder obtained from the dried, ground seeds of Oryza sativa.
ORYZA SATIVA STARCH
35757Oryza Sativa Starch is a high-polymeric carbohydrate material derived from the peeled seeds of the Rice, Oryza sativa L., Poaceae
OURICURY CERA
84979Ouricury Cera is the wax exuded from the leaves of the Ouricury Palm, Syagrus coronata, Arecaceae
OURICURY WAX
92433Ouricury Wax is the wax exuded from the leaves of the Ouricury Palm, Syagrus coronata.
Oxidized Microcrystalline Cera is the Microcrystalline Wax (Cera microcristallina), reaction products with oxygen
About this function
The VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function is assigned by the European Commission in the CosIng ingredient inventory. Ingredients may carry multiple functions depending on their chemical properties and typical cosmetic applications.
Function assignments are sourced directly from official EU CosIng data. Always verify ingredient functions against current source materials before use in regulatory submissions.