CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is the ground seed of the ripe fruit of St. John's Bread (carob), Ceratonia siliqua L. (Locust bean), Leguminosae
CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Exact external identity check
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Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Inventory details for CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
INCI name
CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
Description
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is the ground seed of the ripe fruit of St. John's Bread (carob), Ceratonia siliqua L. (Locust bean), Leguminosae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 75086
- Imported identity
- CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
Key data
- BINDING
- Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- EMULSION STABILISING
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- FILM FORMING
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
Other ingredients from the same source
Ceratonia siliqua
St John's Breadcarob treeLocust Tree
3 other ingredients in this inventory name the same organism. Sharing a source is not sharing an identity: a leaf extract, a seed oil and a ferment are different materials with different specifications.
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How CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM is also tagged with 6 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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