Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 05JZI7B19X · registered name CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE · polymer
Croscarmellose is the sodium salt of crosslinked cellulose carboxymethyl ether
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 クロスカルメロース: 本品は、セルロースガム（＊）の架橋重合体である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9000-11-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7040441
Measured properties
- Colour
- colourless
- Odour
- odourless
- Molecular weight
- ((220.18)x)
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 20 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.
- Thickening agent4
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Binder2
- Solvent1
- Drier1
- Emulsifier1
- Anti-caking agent1
- Viscosity modifier1
7 other uses
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- No specific technical function1
- Surface modifier1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Filler1
- Sizing agent1
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Effect of the composition of a biologically active dietary supplement with macrofungi mycelia on its antioxidant activity · 2024
- Pharmaceutical development of tablets based on cryolyophilized porcine skin · 2025
- Formulation and Characterization of Dispersible Tablets of Cefpodoxime Proxetil: A Cephalosporin Antibiotic · 2021
- The choice of excipients to obtain tablets based on the Primula denticulate Smith. Extract by wet granulation · 2021
- Study of the quantitative factors influence on pharmaco-technological properties of powder masses and tablets with plant extracts and essential oil · 2021
Linked databases 12
- 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
- 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 FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)