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HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE

Not on the EU Annex III list

Cellulose, 2-hydroxyethyl ether

HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE is listed in the European Commission CosIng inventory under the functional categories Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Light Stabilizer, Viscosity Controlling, with CAS number 9004-62-0. In the free INCIDB sample it appears on 9 product labels, reaching position 3 on Clairol Colour Strong 8.1 Medium Ash Blonde 1 Pack.

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER
9004-62-0
COSING FUNCTIONS
Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Light Stabilizer, Viscosity Controlling

Sample products containing HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE

Label positions from the free INCIDB sample. A lower position means the ingredient is declared earlier, i.e. present in a higher proportion.

PRODUCT LABEL POSITION
Kératine Color 4.6 Châtain Chocolat #36
Stick déo Musk #7
Satin Care Sensitive Skin 200 ml #9
Déodorant ANTI-TRANSPIRANT 48H #5
Savon liquide action antibactérienne à l'huile essentielle de sauge et extrait de mandarine #4
Mixa 50+ lait fondant solaire #26
Pink Therapy Collagen Night Wrapping Mask #10
Clairol Colour Strong 8.1 Medium Ash Blonde 1 Pack #3

Query HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE in the full snapshot

import pyarrow.parquet as pq

ingredients = pq.read_table('ingredients.parquet').to_pandas()
target = ingredients[ingredients['inci_name'] == "HYDROXYETHYLCELLULOSE"]
print(target[['ingredient_id', 'functions', 'cas_number', 'is_common_allergen']])

The complete snapshot covers 18,583 products. Coverage of each enrichment column is published, both per distinct name and weighted by label occurrence — see the coverage table.

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