VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
1348 ingredients in the EU CosIng inventory carry the VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function designation.
Ingredients with the VISCOSITY CONTROLLING function
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
OATAMIDE MEA
57504Amides, oat (avena sativa) kernel oil, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-
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 CELLULOSE
90981Oxidized Cellulose is the product obtained by the oxidation of Cellulose.
Oxidized Microcrystalline Cera is the Microcrystalline Wax (Cera microcristallina), reaction products with oxygen
Microcrystalline Wax, Oxidized
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 1348 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.