SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
Sodium Carboxymethyl Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum is the sodium salt of carboxymethylated Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum.
SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED 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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What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Stated biological parts
- SEED
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Tamarindus indica
acceptedL.
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Tamarindus
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 99918
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
INCI name
SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
Description
Sodium Carboxymethyl Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum is the sodium salt of carboxymethylated Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-99918
- Imported identity
- SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
Key data
No CAS number, and none is expected: this is a botanical or biological preparation rather than a single compound, and CAS numbers identify single substances. Identity rests on the source organism and the supplier specification.
- HAIR CONDITIONING
- Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.
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
Tamarindus indica
TormonTetulkilytree
10 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.
- (cananga Odorata FLOWER/LEAF)/GANODERMA Lucidum Fruiting BODY/(CORCHORUS OLITORIUS/HENNA/MELIA AZADIRACHTA/MORUS ALBA/MUNTINGIA CALABURA/PSIDIUM GUAJAVA/TAMARINDUS Indica LEAF)/(CITRUS Hystrix LEAF/PEEL)/(CITRONELLA/CYMBOPOGON SCHOENANTHUS/OCIMUM Tenuiflorum LEAF/STEM)/(ALPINIA GALANGA/BOESENBERGIA ROTUNDA/GINGER/TURMERIC RHIZOME)/ZINGIBER Cassumunar Root Extract
- Tamarindus Indica Extract
- Tamarindus Indica Fruit Extract
- Tamarindus Indica Fruit Juice
- Tamarindus Indica FRUIT/SEED Extract
- Tamarindus Indica Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride
- Tamarindus Indica Leaf Extract
- Tamarindus Indica Seed Extract
- Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum
- Tamarindus Indica Seed Polysaccharide
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How SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED 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.
SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM is also tagged with 3 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 SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED GUM
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL TAMARINDUS INDICA SEED 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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