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Hydroxypropylcellulose

Our database includes 85 products that contain Hydroxypropylcellulose.

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Explained

Hydroxypropylcellulose comes from cellulose. As an emulsifier, it helps stabilize products by preventing ingredients from separating.

Also known as: Hydroxypropyl Cellulose

Hydroxypropylcellulose is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.2% of the products in our database containing it.

Where it's used

Hydroxypropylcellulose is most often found as ingredient number 17 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Hydroxypropylcellulose the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 34539
  • INCI Name: HYDROXYPROPYLCELLULOSE
  • INN Name: hydroxypropyl cellulose
  • EC #:  -
  • Ph. Eur. Name: hydroxypropylcellulosum
  • All Functions: Binding, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, 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.