Cellulose Gum

Our database includes 855 products that contain Cellulose Gum.

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Explained

Cellulose Gum is a water-soluble polymer that comes from cellulose. It is used to change the texture of a product and to help stabilize emulsions.

As an emulsifier, cellulose gum specifically thicken the texture of water-based products.

This ingredient is considered hypoallergenic and non-toxic. Cellulose Gum can be found in cosmetics, food, and other household goods such as paper products.

Also known as: Carboxymethyl Cellulose

Cellulose Gum is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 2.2% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Emulsion Stabilising, Masking

Where it's used

Cellulose Gum is most often found as ingredient number 18 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Cellulose Gum the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 32485
  • INCI Name: CELLULOSE GUM
  • INN Name: carmellose
  • EC #:  -
  • All Functions: Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Masking, Viscosity Controlling
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.