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Safety Assessment of Microbial Po…as Used in Cosmetics

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Safety Assessment of Microbial Polysaccharides as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Ingredients studied
Undecylenoyl Xanthan Gum →Alcaligenes Polysaccharides →Beta-Glucan →Beta-Glucan Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride →Beta-Glucan Palmitate →Biosaccharide Gum-1 →Biosaccharide Gum-2 →Biosaccharide Gum-3 →Biosaccharide Gum-4 →Biosaccharide Gum-5 →Carboxymethyl Dextran →Dehydroxanthan Gum →Dextran →Dextran Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride →Dextran Sulfate →Gellan Gum →Hydrolyzed Beta-Glucan →Hydrolyzed Rhizobian Gum →Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum →Hydroxypropyl Xanthan Gum →Levan →Myristoyl Pullulan →Oxidized Beta-Glucan →Pseudoalteromonas Exopolysaccharides →Pullulan →Rhizobian Gum →Sclerotium Gum →Sodium Carboxymethyl Beta-Glucan →Sodium Carboxymethyl Dextran →Sodium Dextran Sulfate →Welan Gum →Xanthan Gum →Xanthan Gum Crosspolymer →Xanthan Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride →
Findings

Safety assessment of 34 ingredients used in cosmetics

Design
Review
Evidence
Strong
Journal
International Journal of Toxicology
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