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Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Xanthan Gum in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Xanthan Gum is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 2,941 products, most often toothpastes.

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What does Xanthan Gum do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Xanthan Gum lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, keeps oil and water mixed, and keeps the skin in good condition. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, emulsifying, skin conditioning, viscosity controlling, binding, emulsion stabilising and gel forming.

surfactantemulsifyingskin conditioningviscosity controllingbindingemulsion stabilisinggel forming

What other names and numbers does Xanthan Gum have?

CAS number
11138-66-2
EC number
234-394-2
CosIng reference
80699

Which products contain Xanthan Gum?

Open Beauty Facts finds Xanthan Gum in the ingredient lists of 2,941 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often toothpastes and sunscreen.

  • Toothpastes222
  • Sunscreen188

Products with it, by country of sale: France 887 · Germany 508 · United States 348 · Spain 139.

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

On these listsSurfactants and cleansersEmulsifiers

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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’.

  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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