Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

What does Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum makes the product thicker or thinner and keeps an emulsion from separating. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: viscosity controlling and emulsion stabilising.

What is Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum?

Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum is the gum obtained from the seeds of the Tamarind, Tamarindus indica L., Leguminosae.

CAS number

84961-62-6

EC number

284-651-8

CosIng reference

60060

Which products contain Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum?

Open Beauty Facts finds Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum in the ingredient lists of 5 of the 22,021 products it has a list for.

Products with it, by country of sale: Germany 2 · Morocco 1 · United States 1 · United Kingdom 1.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Tamarindus Indica Seed Gum turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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’.

1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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