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
2-Butenedioic acid (2Z)-, polymer with ethene, 1-methylethyl ester, ester with .alpha.-hydro-.omega.-hydroxypoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) and .a…
Complex ester of decaglycerol and ricinoleic acid
Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer is a copolymer of Polyglyceryl-2 Isostearate and Dilinoleic Acid
Polyglyceryl-20 Octadecabehenate/Hydroxystearate is the octadecaester of Polyglycerin-20 with a mixture of Behenic Acid and Hydroxystearic …
Polyglyceryl-3 Dimethicone is the siloxane polymer that conforms generally to the formula:
9-(Z)-Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy- (9Z, 12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol
Polyglyceryl-3 Stearate/Isostearate/Dimer Dilinoleate Copolymer is a copolymer of Dilinoleic Acid and the ester formed by a mixture of isos…
Polyglyceryl-3/Lauryl Polydimethylsiloxyethyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a copolymer of lauryl polydimethylsiloxyethyl dimethicone crossli…
Polyglyceryl-8 Decabehenate/Caprate is the decaester of Polyglycerin-8 with a mixture of Behenic Acid and Capric Acid
1,3-Propanediol, 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)-, homopolymer, 2-propenoate
POLYPROPANEDIOL-4
86967Polypropanediol-4 is the polymer of Propanediol containing 4 moles of propanediol.
POLYPROPANEDIOL-8
96906Polypropanediol-8 is the polymer of Propanediol containing an average of 8 moles of propanediol.
Polyquaternium Crosspolymer-2 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium compound formed by the polymerization of PEG-4 methacrylate, dimethylacr…
Polyquaternium Crosspolymer-3 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium compound formed from trimethylaminoethylmethacrylate chloride and PEG-45…
POLYQUATERNIUM-102
90197Polyquaternium-102 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt formed from acrylamide, sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate and phosphorylcholine …
POLYQUATERNIUM-103
90198Polyquaternium-103 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt formed from hydroxyethylacrylate, sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate and phosphor…
POLYQUATERNIUM-83
85395Polyquaternium-83 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt prepared by the reaction of acrylamide/acryloyloxyethyltrimonium chloride/tris(hy…
POLYQUATERNIUM-86
85403Polyquaternium-86 is the polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of vinylpyrrolidone, 1-methyl-3-vinylimidazoline chloride, vinylimidazole and m…
POLYRICINOLEIC ACID
98171Polyricinoleic Acid is the polymer of Ricinoleic Acid that conforms to the formula:
Polysilicone-1 Crosspolymer is a copolymer of Dimethicone, Hydrogen Dimethicone and silsesquioxane monomers crosslinked with Bis-Vinyldimet…
POLYSILICONE-21
86815Polysilicone-21 is a composite powder produced by first reacting Bis-Vinyldimethicone with Hydrogen Dimethicone to form silicone elastomer …
POLYSILICONE-22
87577Polysilicone-22 is a complex siloxane polymer made by reacting Hydrogen Dimethicone with Dodecene and then crosslinking with Bis-Vinyldimet…
Copolymer of polystyrene and hydrogenated polyisopentene
POLYURETHANE-39
85976Polyurethane-39 is a copolymer of PEG-140 and hexamethylene diisocyanate end-capped with C12-14 Pareth-10, C16-18 Pareth-11, and C18-20 Par…
POLYURETHANE-59
91998Polyurethane-59 is a copolymer of Ethylhexylglycerin, PEG-240, tetradecyloctadeceth-100, and hexamethylenediisocyanate.
POLYURETHANE-62
93258Polyurethane-62 is a copolymer of hexamethylene diisocyanate, PEG-200, Methyl Gluceth-10 and Trideceth-6 monomers, end-capped with a fatty …
POLYURETHANE-73
94602Polyurethane-73 is a copolymer formed by reacting hydrogenated polybutadiene diol, 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate (HDI), and Hydrogenated D…
POLYURETHANE-77
95443Polyurethane-77 is a complex polymer formed in a two-step reaction. First, Methyl Ricinoleate is reacted with Propanediol to form a polyest…
POLYURETHANE-79
95615Polyurethane-79 is a copolymer formed by reacting hydrogenated polybutanediol, 1,6-Hexamethylene Diisocyanate, Hydrogenated Dilinoleyl Alco…
POLYVINYLACETAMIDE
87191Porphyra Umbilicalis Powder is a powder obtained from the dried Alga, Porphyra umbilicalis, Bangiaceae
Porphyra Yezoensis Extract is an extract of the Alga, Porphyra yezoensis, Bangiaceae
2-Propenoic acid, homopolymer, aluminum potassium salt
POTASSIUM CARRAGEENAN
36943Potassium Carrageenan is the potassium salt of Carrageenan
POTASSIUM COCOYL (ARGININE/GLUTAMIC ACID/ISOLEUCINE/LEUCINE/LYSINE/PHENYLALANINE/PROLINE/THREONINE/…
94524Potassium Cocoyl (Arginine/Glutamic Acid/Isoleucine/Leucine/Lysine/Phenylalanine/Proline/Threonine/Valine) is the potassium salt of the con…
Potassium Glyceryl Tricetearate/Citrate is the potassium salt of the triglycerides formed by the reaction of citric acid with the mono-, di…
POTASSIUM GLYCOL SULFATE
79541Sulfuric acid, mono(hydroxyethyl) ester, potassium salt
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.