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GELLAN GUM

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 47 list it before the 1% line and 82 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 129 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 129

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 7593U09I4D · registered name GELLAN GUM (LOW ACYL) · polymer

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Gellan gum

Cosmetic roles

Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGLeaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Microbial Polysaccharides as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ジェランガム: 本品は、ブドウ糖を基質として細菌 Pseudomonas elodea の純粋培養によって得られるヘテロポリサッカライドである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

GELLAN GUMINCI젤란검Korean label name (MFDS standard)D-Glucopyranuronic acid, polymer with 6-deoxy-L-mannopyranose and D-glucopyranose, acetate, calcium potassium sodium saltSynonymジェランガムJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
71010-52-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
275-117-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID3044174

Measured properties

Appearance
solid

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.

  • Film former3
  • Thickening agent2
  • Viscosity modifier2
  • Stabilizing agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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