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Cellulose Gum

A published expert safety assessment covers the exact ingredient in the specified exposure context.

BindingEmulsion stabilisingFilm formingViscosity controllingFragrance
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What it is and what it does

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Binding
Helps the components of a product hold together.
Emulsion stabilising
Helps keep an emulsion from separating.
Film forming
Leaves a continuous layer on skin, hair or nails after application.
Viscosity controlling
Adjusts how thick or fluid a product is.
Fragrance
Gives a product its scent or perfumes the skin.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗ · FDA: Fragrance roles in cosmetics ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

Panel concluded listed cellulose derivatives safe in cosmetic uses and concentrations assessed.

What this does not tell us

Dated grouped safety assessment, with animal and clinical tolerability evidence. No cellulose gum-specific skin efficacy demonstrated.

Sources for this summary. DOI 10.3109/10915818609141925 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Bounded review of local candidates, exact-name indexed primary journal/PubMed safety and topical searches; not a systematic review.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

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Products containing this ingredient

All 166 products ↗

From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

Names and identifiers

INCI name on ingredient lists
CELLULOSE GUM
CAS registry number
9004-32-4
EC number
618-326-2

Sources for this ingredient record