beauty
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Sodium carbomer

CAS 73298-57-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium carbomer in plain language

What it is: Also known as sodium salt Carbomer
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsion stabiliser, a film former and a gelling agent.
Emulsion stabilising
Film forming
Gel forming
Viscosity controlling
Emulsifier
Thickener
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. Sodium carbomer appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActive2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol 2-propenyl ether, sodium salts
- 2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol 2-propenyl ether, sodium saltsSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 145 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 145 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium carbomer. 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 Sodium carbomer 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
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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 Sodium carbomer in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

145

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

Emulsion stabilisingFilm formingGel formingViscosity controllingEmulsifierThickener

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Sodium carbomer; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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