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Hydrated Silica

Silicic acid; synthetic amorphous silicon dioxide

AbrasiveAbsorbentAnticakingBulkingOpacifyingViscosity controlling
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What it is and what it does

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

Abrasive
Provides mechanical surface cleaning or polishing.
Absorbent
Takes up dispersed or dissolved material, including water or oils.
Anticaking
Keeps powder particles from clumping together.
Bulking
Changes a product's bulk density.
Opacifying
Makes a product less transparent.
Viscosity controlling
Adjusts how thick or fluid a product is.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

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Names and identifiers

INCI name on ingredient lists
HYDRATED SILICA
CAS registry number
10279-57-9, 1343-98-2, 7631-86-9, 112926-00-8, 63231-67-4
EC number
- / 215-683-2 / 231-545-4 / - / -

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