ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE
Alpha-Glucan Polysaccharide is a polysaccharide consisting of alpha-(1-3), alpha-(1-2) and/or alpha-(1-6) linked glucose units.
ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE 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.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Exact external identity check
not_foundNo complete-name PubChem match was verified. The material may be a mixture, trade-style INCI identity or be indexed under another identifier; this result must not be read as proof that no related chemistry exists.
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 100335
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-09-21
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Inventory details for ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE
INCI name
ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE
Description
Alpha-Glucan Polysaccharide is a polysaccharide consisting of alpha-(1-3), alpha-(1-2) and/or alpha-(1-6) linked glucose units.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-100335
- Imported identity
- ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE
- Source update
- 2023-09-21
Annex records for ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE
Key data
The CosIng inventory records no CAS number for this ingredient. That is the absence of an identifier in the source, not a finding about the substance.
- ABSORBENT
- Taking up water- and/or oil-soluble (dissolved or finely dispersed) substances.
- 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.
- OPACIFYING
- Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
- EXFOLIATING
- Initiating and/or accelerating removal of the layers of dead skin cells from the skin surface.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE 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.
ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE is also tagged with 5 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 ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ALPHA-GLUCAN POLYSACCHARIDE from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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