Starch, 2-hydroxy-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl ether, chloride
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
Starch/Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer is a polymer of starch, acrylamide and a monomer consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or one …
STEARALKONIUM BENTONITE
78869Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, reaction products with bentonite
STEARALKONIUM HECTORITE
38239Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-dimethyl-N-octadecyl-, chloride, reaction products with hectorite / Quaternary ammonium compounds, benzyl(hydroge…
STEARAMIDE DIBA-STEARATE
38244Octadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxymethyl-3-(1-oxooctadecyl)aminopropyl ester
STEARAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE
78960(Carboxymethyl)dimethyl-3-[(1-oxooctadecyl)amino]propylammonium hydroxide
Steareth-10 Allyl Ether/Acrylates Copolymer is a copolymer of the allyl ether of Steareth-10 (q.v.) and one or more monomers consisting of …
Poly(Oxy-1,2-Ethanediyl), alpha-Hydro-theta-Hydroxy, Polymer with 1,6-Diisocyanatohexane and alpha-Octadecyl-theta-Hydroxypoly(Oxy-1,2- eth…
Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, octadecyloxy methyl, trimethylsilyl terminated
Stearyl Methacrylate/Perfluorooctylethyl Methacrylate Copolymer is a Copolymer of Stearyl Methacrylate and Perfluorooctylethyl Methacrylate…
Octadecanoic acid, 12-[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]-, octadecyl ester
2,5-Furandione, polymer with 1-(ethenyloxy)octadecane
STERCULIA URENS GUM
79198Sterculia Urens Gum is the dried exudate (Karaya gum) of the tree Sterculia urens, Sterculiaceae
Styrene, methacrylamide, and (2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, polymer with ethyl 2-propenoate and methyl 2-methyl-2-propenoate) copolymer
alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, 6-O-acetyl-1,3,4-tris-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-beta-D-fructofuranosyl, 6-acetate 2,3,4-tris(2-methylpropanoate), p…
alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, 6-O-acetyl-1,3,4-tris-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-beta-D-fructofuranosyl, 6-acetate 2,3,4-tris(2-methylpropanoate), p…
SUCROSE BENZOATE/SUCROSE ACETATE ISOBUTYRATE/BUTYL BENZYL PHTHALATE/METHYL METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
80452alpha-D-Glucopyranoside, 6-O-acetyl-1,3,4-tris-O-(2-methyl-1-oxopropyl)-beta-D-fructofuranosyl, 6-acetate 2,3,4-tris(2-methylpropanoate), p…
Sunflower Seed Oil/Hydrogenated Sunflower Seed Oil Esters is the product obtained by the transesterification of Helianthus Annuus (Sunflowe…
SUNFLOWERAMIDE MEA
83859Amides, C8-18 and C18-unsatd., N-(hydroxyethyl); Sunfloweramide MEA is a mixture of ethanolamides of the fatty acids derived from Helianthu…
SYNTHETIC BEESWAX
38425Beeswax, synthetic. The complex reaction product of blended acids and blended alcohols which simulates the composition of natural beeswax. …
SYNTHETIC PETROLATUM
90987Synthetic Petrolatum is a paraffin wax intended to be generally indistinguishable from Petrolatum with regard to chemical composition and p…
SYNTHETIC WAX
80523Synthetic Wax is a hydrocarbon wax derived generally through Fischer-Tropsch or ethylene polymerization processes.
TALLOW BETAINE
80570Methanaminium, N-methyl-N-carboxymethyl-N-tallow-alkyl-, hydroxides, inner salts
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.