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PULLULAN

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 120 list it before the 1% line and 138 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 258 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 258

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 8ZQ0AYU1TT · registered name Pullulan · polymer

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Pullulan is a polysaccharide produced from starch by cultivating the yeast, Aureobasidium pullulans

Cosmetic roles

Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMINGHolds powders togetherBINDING

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 プルラン: 本品は、Aureobasidium pullulans 又は Pullularia pullulans を培養して得られる中性多糖類である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PULLULANINCI풀루란Korean label name (MFDS standard)プルランJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
9057-02-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
232-945-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID301010857

Measured properties

Appearance
solid
Odour
odourless

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 7 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 former4
  • Binder3

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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