Ingredient function

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.

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Ingredients

Dimethicone PG-Sunflowerseedate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula, where R represents the fatty acids derived from Helia…

Silicones and siloxanes, dimethyl, 3-hydroxypropyl methyl, 3-(N-carboxymethyl-N,N-dimethylammonio)-2-hydroxypropyl ethers

Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer is a crosslinked dimethyl siloxane polymer (silicone elastomer) that is formed by the reaction b…

CAS 869736-22-1(1)/ 1121910-42-6(2)/ 156065-02-0(3)/ 1361557-91-6(4)/ 243137-53-3(5)

1,1'-Oxydipropan-2-ol; Oxydipropan-2-ol; Hydroxypropyloxypropanol

CAS 110-98-5 / 25265-71-8

Nonanedioic acid, disodium

CAS 17265-13-3 / 27825-99-6 / 132499-85-5

Disodium dihydrogen ethylenediaminetetraacetate

CAS 139-33-3 --- 6381-92-6

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.