Definition
Dextran, carboxymethyl ethers, sodium salts
Cosmetic roles
Holds powders togetherBINDINGAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGKeeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Microbial Polysaccharides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name カルボキシメチルデキストランＮａ: 本品は、デキストラン（＊）のカルボキシメチルエーテルのナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL DEXTRANINCI소듐카복시메틸덱스트란Korean label name (MFDS standard)Dextran, carboxymethyl ether, sodium saltSynonymカルボキシメチルデキストランＮａJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 39422-83-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID101021412
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Emulsifier1
- Binder1
- Viscosity modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- 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
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database