How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
3 of 3 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Chitosan, product with methyloxirane
US FDA substance register · UNII U29X8K6F6L · registered name Hydroxypropyl Chitosan · polymer
Cosmetic roles
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM 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 ヒドロキシプロピルキトサン: 本品は、キトサン（＊）のヒドロキシプロピルエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
HYDROXYPROPYL CHITOSANINCI하이드록시프로필키토산Korean label name (MFDS standard)ヒドロキシプロピルキトサンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 104673-29-2
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 84069-44-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID201019325
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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 agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Treatment of symptoms of erythemato-telangiectatic rosacea with topical potassium azeloyl diglycinate and hydroxypropyl chitosan: Results of a sponsor-free, multicenter, open study · 2015
- Ciclopirox Hydroxypropyl Chitosan (HPCH) Nail Lacquer: A Review of Its Use in Onychomycosis · 2020
- Facile synthesis of hydroxypropyl chitosan-egg white hydrogel dressing with antibacterial and antioxidative activities for accelerating the healing of burn wounds. · 2023
- Accelerated skin wound healing by soy protein isolate-modified hydroxypropyl chitosan composite films. · 2018
- Efficacy and tolerability of a spray product containing hydroxypropyl chitosan, climbazole and piroctone olamine, applied twice weekly for the treatment of the pitiriasis versicolor. · 2016
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)