How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 42 list it before the 1% line and 30 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 72 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 72
AbibGlutathiosome Spot Serum Vita Drop 50ml
DR.&CODeep-Tox Bar
AbibGlutathiosome Spot Pad Vita Touch 250ml / 70 Pads
Manyo FactoryManyo Factory Heather Calming Essence
Manyo FactoryManyo Factory Heather Calming Essence Pad 60 ea
Glow RecipeGlow Recipe Vitamin C Brightening Korean Toner Pads
Living ProofLiving Proof Curl Conditioner
Living ProofLiving Proof Curl Shampoo
WISELYPower Vitamin C 26% Whitening Serum
ResnovaeMelano Cut Brightening Ampoule 30ml
MuradMurad Essential-C Cleanser
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Blonde Perfecting Purple Shampoo
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 82LKS4QV2Y · registered name POLIGLUSAM · polymer
Chitin, deacylated
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 キトサン: 本品は、キチン（＊）を脱アセチル化したものである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9012-76-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6030992
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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.
- Hair fixative (EPA)3
- Film former3
- Preservative1
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Antibacterial activity and wound healing properties of chitosan ana nanoparticle chitosan in rat · 2025
- Chitosan and modified chitosan for essential oils encapsulation: a review · 2026
- Modification of Chitosan-Chitosan Phtalate Anhydrides Matrices · 2019
- Lysozyme-induced Degradation of Chitosan: the Characterisation of Degraded Chitosan Scaffolds · 2017
- Cytocompatibility of chitosan and collagen-chitosan scaffolds for tissue engineering · 2011
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- 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) 2 3 4 5 6
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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