Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY
Volume 35, Issue -, Pages 5S-49SPublisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1091581816651606
Keywords
safety; cosmetics; microbial polysaccharide gums
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review
- Personal Care Products Council
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The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel assessed the safety of 34 microbial polysaccharide gums for use in cosmetics, finding that these ingredients are safe in cosmetic formulations in the present practices of use and concentration. The microbial polysaccharide gums named in this report have a variety of reported functions in cosmetics, including emulsion stabilizer, film former, binder, viscosity-increasing agent, and skin-conditioning agent. The Panel reviewed available animal and clinical data in making its determination of safety.
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