CELLULOSE GUM

📋 Quick facts

Description: CELLULOSE GUM — thickener, texture stabilizer.

All Functions: thickener, texture stabilizer

Quick Facts:

• Category: other

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• Cellulose gum is a polysaccharide—a natural carbohydrate polymer
• It belongs to a family of ingredients studied for biocompatibility and biodegradability
• Research has explored cellulose gum in material science and food applications, not traditional skincare
• The available research does not directly test cellulose gum on skin or evaluate skincare benefits

📊 Comedogenicity

🛡️ Safety rating

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

🌍 Regulatory Status

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

Derived from this ingredient’s irritancy potential and comedogenicity rating against the needs of each skin type — e.g. oily and acne-prone skin are marked down for pore-clogging ingredients, sensitive skin for irritants. A starting heuristic, not a dermatological verdict.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

Cellulose gum is a type of polysaccharide, meaning it’s a large molecule made of linked sugar units derived from natural sources. The research abstracts provided focus on cellulose gum’s properties in industrial and food contexts, not skincare applications, so claims about skin benefits cannot be made from these sources. What the research does show: #1: Cellulose gum is considered biocompatible and biodegradable (Carbohydr Polym, 2024), properties that make it useful in medical scaffolds and other biomedical applications. #2: Cellulose gum can function as a structural material when combined with other polysaccharides; for example, bacterial cellulose combined with gum Arabic showed enhanced thermal stability and texture properties (Int J Biol Macromol, 2023).

#3: Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a modified form of cellulose gum, has been used as a coating agent in food preservation studies where it helped protect anthocyanins (plant pigments) during storage (Food Chem, 2023 and 2024). Importantly, none of these studies evaluated cellulose gum’s effects on skin health, hydration, texture, or any cosmetic outcome. The research is centered on environmental remediation, food science, and biomedical engineering. Without skincare-specific research, no claims about skin benefits can be responsibly made.

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Orooji Y et al. (2021). Polysaccharide-based (nano)materials for Cr(VI) removal. Int J Biol Macromol.
• Jia HP et al. (2023). Bacterial cellulose/gum Arabic composite production by in-situ modification from lavender residue hydrolysate. Int J Biol Macromol.
• Zhang L et al. (2024). Application of polysaccharide-based crosslinking agents based on schiff base linkages for biomedical scaffolds. Carbohydr Polym.
• Jang Y et al. (2023). Characterisation and storage stability of aronia anthocyanins encapsulated with combinations of maltodextrin with carboxymethyl cellulose, gum Arabic, and xanthan gum. Food Chem.
• Yar MS et al. (2024). A novel carboxymethyl cellulose/gum xanthan and citric acid-based film that enhances the precision of blackcurrant anthocyanin-induced color detection for beef spoilage tracking. Food Chem.

🧴 Products Containing CELLULOSE GUM

• Eucerin Sun Allergy Protect
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• Nivea Sun Kids Lait Protecteur Format Voyage
• Nivea NIVEA Sun Protect & Hydrate SPF30 Zonnebrandspray
• Nivea NIVEA Sun Protect & Hydrate SPF50+ Zonnebrandspray
• Nivea, Nivea Sun Protect & Bronze 50
• NIVEA kids sensitive protect
• Nivea, Nivea Sun Sensitive Immediate Protect+, SPF30
• NIVEA Sun,NIVEA babies & kids sensitive protect 50+
• Nivea sun Crème Protection Solaire Spray FPS 50+ Sensitive
• Nivea, Nivea Sun Kids Sensitive Protect Spray, SPF50
• GEHWOL med Express Pflege-Schaum
• Unilever, Signal Signal Integral 8 Dentifrice Complet 75ml
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• HEMA Toothpaste Fluoride
• Cien Sun Kids spray solaire
• Dentaux Pasta dentária
• lacura sun lacura sun spray
• dontodent dm Dontodent Sensitive Zahnpasta
• Sun Dance, Sundance Sonnenfluid sensitiv LSF 50+
• Sun Dance, Sundance sun dance 50+ Sonnenmilch
• Sundance,dm Sundance Kids 50 Sonnenmilch
• Blend-a-Med Extra weiss
• Nivea, Nivea Sun Protect & Moisture solkrem, SPF30
• Nivea sun NIVEA Sun Protect & Hydrate Pocket Size SPF30 Zonnebrandcrème
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• Prokudent, Rossmann Prokudent Kräuter Zahncreme
• Mentadent Extra Frisch mit Pfefferminz
• Elkos Dental Zahnweiss 5
• RETINOL RETINOL SKIN CREAM
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• Natura Siberica Pâte dentifrice naturelle noire blanchissante "Nuit polaire"
• unilever, rexona Rexona Rollon Men Deodorant 50ML Cobalt
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