Cosmetic ingredient dictionary
C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar in cosmetics: what it is and what it does
C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 8 products, most often deodorants.
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What does C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar do in a product?
In a cosmetic product, C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar keeps the skin in good condition and makes hair easier to comb, softer or shinier. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning and hair conditioning.
What is C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar?
C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar is the product formed by the reaction of Hydroxypropyl Guar with a C18-22 alkyl epoxide and propylene oxide.
- CosIng reference
- 54904
Which products contain C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar?
Open Beauty Facts finds C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar in the ingredient lists of 8 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often deodorants, roll-on deodorants and anti-perspirants.
Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 4 · France 2 · Netherlands 1 · United Arab Emirates 1.
Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where C18-22 Hydroxyalkyl Hydroxypropyl Guar turns up, not how much of the market it is.
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Sources
The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.
- European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
- Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
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