How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 64 list it before the 1% line and 98 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 161 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 161
PrimeraFree & Free Feminine Wash 145ml
NecessaireNecessaire The Deodorant Gel | Mandelic Acid
BlumeBlume Meltdown Daily Balancing Gel Cleanser
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Shampoo Two
MEDIPEELMEDIPEEL Meso Filler Eye Serum 30ml
Bounce CurlBounce Curl Gentle Clarifying Shampoo
TENZEROTENZERO Between the Brows Wrinkle Patch
TatchaTatcha Ageless Revitalizing Neck Cream
Living ProofLiving Proof Curl Conditioner
Camille RoseCamille Rose Curl Love Conditioner
COSMECHEFHeukdanggo Concentrate Nourishing 60-Second Wash-Off Pack
COSMECHEFBaekdanggo Nuruk Makgeolli Dough-Textured Wash-Off Pack
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 6531BH494O · registered name HYPROMELLOSE 2906 (4 MPA.S) · polymer
Cellulose, 2-hydroxypropyl methyl 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
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Hydroxyethylcellulose, Hydroxypropylcellulose, Methylcellulose, Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose, and Cellulose Gum
Reviewed by CIR: Final Amended Safety Assessment of Cellulose and Related Cellulose Polymers
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシプロピルメチルセルロース: 本品は、メチルセルロース（＊）のプロピレングリコールエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9004-65-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7037054
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- Vapour density
- 11.0
- Relative density
- 1.39
- Molecular weight
- 318.233
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 96 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.
- Binder27
- Thickening agent21
- Viscosity modifier10
- Emulsifier5
- Film former5
- Processing aids not otherwise specified4
- Softener and conditioner3
- Dispersing agent3
13 other uses
- Humectant2
- Surface modifier2
- Anti-static agent2
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Anti-caking agent1
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive1
- Flow promoter1
- Sizing agent1
- Lubricating agent1
- Stabilizing agent1
- Drier1
- Pharmaceutical excipient (EPA)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Fabrication and physicomechanical performance of casein-hydroxypropyl methylcellulose nanofibers. · 2025
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-induced urticaria and angioedema: a case report · 2026
- Transdermal patches based on chitosan/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and polyvinylpyrrolidone/hydroxypropyl methylcellulose polymer blends for gentamycin administration · 2023
- Development and Optimization of Chitosan-Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose In Situ Gelling Systems for Ophthalmic Delivery of Bupivacaine Hydrochloride · 2021
- Effects of Topical 1% Sodium Hyaluronate and Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose in Treatment of Corneal Epithelial Defects · 2016
Linked databases 17
- 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 Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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