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Composition: (Comosition safety data coming soon)

Other common names: (Coming soon)

Function: (Coming soon)

​EWG Skin Deep rating: 1 data-fair

PubChem GHS classification: primary hazards-irritant

EPA Safer Chemical rating: green circle

CIR Expert Panel report: safe

About the scores

Date created: May 31, 2029

Date updated:

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Xanthan gum

macro image of guar gum soft looking and off-white powder from bean of cyamopsis tetranago

References

Xanthan Gum

[EWG reference]. Skin deep xanthan gum. (n.d.). Environmental Working Group. Retrieved on May 29, 2026. https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/706998-XANTHAN_GUM/.

[GHS classification reference]. RefChem xanthan gum. (n.d.). National Library of Medicine. Retrieved on May 29, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Xanthan-Gum.

[EPA reference]. Safer Chemical Ingredients List. (n.d.). United States Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved on May 29, 2026. https://www.epa.gov/saferchoice/safer-ingredients.

[CIR reference]. Fiume, M. M. et al. (2016). Safety assessment of microbial polysaccharide gums as used in cosmetics. International Journal of Toxicology. https://cir-reports.cir-safety.org/view-attachment/?id=c052d083-8e74-ec11-8943-0022482f06a6.

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