Carrageenan (inci)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Synonym(s)

crispus fucus; Ireland Fucus

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Carrageenan is the thallus of Chondrus crispus, the Irish moss (more rarely also of Gigartina stellata), which is bleached and dried by the sun. The substance binds cosmetic preparations containing powders and powders; it acts as a natural gelling agent, emulsion stabilizer (improves the resistance and shelf life of emulsions) and viscosity regulator.

Ingredient(s)This section has been translated automatically.

50-70% mucilage (carrageenan), polysaccharides with the sugars galactose and glucose, proteins, bromides as well as chlorophyll and fucoerythrin as green and red colorants

OccurrenceThis section has been translated automatically.

Medical: Irritant mucilaginosum for cough and diarrhoea.

Cosmetic and pharmaceutical: For the preparation of fat-free ointment bases, emulsifier.

In food industry as thickening agent.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer