What does C8-18 alkoxy hydroxypropyl xanthan gum crosspolymer do?

Used in cosmetics as a hair fixative, an emulsion stabiliser and a film former. C8-18 Alkoxy Hydroxypropyl Xanthan Gum Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polysaccharide that is made by reacting Xanthan Gum with a mixture of C8-18 alkyl glycidyl ether and the crosslinker butylene glycol diglycidyl ether.

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C8-18 alkoxy hydroxypropyl xanthan gum crosspolymer

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

C8-18 alkoxy hydroxypropyl xanthan gum crosspolymer in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as a hair fixative, an emulsion stabiliser and a film former. C8-18 Alkoxy Hydroxypropyl Xanthan Gum Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polysaccharide that is made by reacting Xanthan Gum with a mixture of C8-18 alkyl glycidyl ether and the crosslinker butylene glycol diglycidyl ether.
Hair fixing
Emulsion stabilising
Film forming
Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. C8-18 alkoxy hydroxypropyl xanthan gum crosspolymer appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveC8-18 Alkoxy Hydroxypropyl Xanthan Gum Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polysaccharide that is made by reacting Xanthan Gum with a mixture of C8-18 alkyl glycidyl ether and the crosslinker butylene glycol diglycidyl ether.
- C8-18 Alkoxy Hydroxypropyl Xanthan Gum Crosspolymer is a crosslinked polysaccharide that is made by reacting Xanthan Gum with a mixture of C8-18 alkyl glycidyl ether and the crosslinker butylene glycol diglycidyl ether.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for C8-18 alkoxy hydroxypropyl xanthan gum crosspolymer. 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 C8-18 alkoxy hydroxypropyl xanthan gum crosspolymer yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

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regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

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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.