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Hydroxyethylcellulose

Explained

Hydroxyethylcellulose is used to improve the texture of products. It is created from a chemical reaction involving ethylene oxide and alkali-cellulose. Cellulose is a sugar found in plant cell walls and help give plants structure.

This ingredient helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating. It can also help thicken the texture of a product.

This ingredient can also be found in pill medicines to help our bodies digest other ingredients.

See all 4,081 products with Hydroxyethylcellulose

Users who like it
74%
Users who avoid it
26%

What it does

Emulsion Stabilising Stabiliziing emulsion, making two non-mixable ingredients stable
Stabilising Causing to become stable

Alternative names

Hydroxyethyl Cellulose

Prevalence

Uncommon Percentage of products that contain it
4.8%
Top categories
Treatments
Masks
Cleansers
Position Predominant list placement
Bottom 50%
Concentration Concentrations we've seen
69%

References

CosIng Data

CosIng ID 76845
INCI Name HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE
INN Name hyetellose
EC #  -
All Functions Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Stabilising, Viscosity Controlling