How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 4 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
5 of 5 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 5R88W82CC6 · registered name N-CARBOXYMETHYLCHITOSAN · polymer
Chitosan, N-(carboxymethyl)
Cosmetic roles
Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGLeaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMINGTurns the formula into a gelGEL FORMING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name カルボキシメチルキトサン: 本品は、キトサン（＊）をカルボキシメチル化したものである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
CARBOXYMETHYL CHITOSANINCI카복시메틸키토산Korean label name (MFDS standard)カルボキシメチルキトサンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 83512-85-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501019324
What products actually use it for
What the 2 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Film former1
- Viscosity modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Healing effect of carboxymethyl chitosan-plantamajoside hydrogel on burn wound skin. · 2022
- Characterization and evaluation of a novel O-carboxymethyl chitosan films with Mimosa tenuiflora extract for skin regeneration and wound healing · 2020
- Preparation and characterization of carboxymethyl chitosan/collagen peptide/oxidized konjac composite hydrogel. · 2020
- Carboxymethyl Chitosan as A Homemade Sausage Preservative · 2019
- Sponges of Carboxymethyl Chitosan Grafted with Collagen Peptides for Wound Healing · 2019
Linked databases 11
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata