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Mannan

CAS 9036-88-8

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

51395-96-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Mannan in plain language

What it is

Also known as D-Mannosan

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former.

  • Film forming
  • Film former
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Mannan appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 99 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 99 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Mannan. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Mannan yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Mannan in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

99

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former
See products using Mannan →

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Mannan are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Mannan; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.