Opacifiers
Opacifiers are substances which are added to transparent or translucent cosmetic products to render them more impervious to visible light and nearby radiation.

 

INCI Name CAS # EINECS # Chemical Name Function

AMMONIUM STYRENE / ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

     

opacifiers

BARIUM SULFATE

7727-43-7

231-784-4

Barium sulphate (CI 77120)

opacifiers

DEA-STYRENE / ACRYLATES / DVB COPOLYMER

     

opacifiers

GUANINE

73-40-5

200-799-8

Guanine (CI 75170)

opacifiers

MICA

12001-26-2

310-127-6

Mica- group minerals (CI 77019)

opacifiers

STYRENE / ACRYLAMIDE COPOLYMER

24981-13-3

2- propenamide, polymer with ethenylbenzene

opacifiers

STYRENE / ACRYLATES COPOLYMER

     

opacifiers

STYRENE / DVB COPOLYMER

9003-70-7

opacifiers

TITANIUM DIOXIDE

13463-67-7

236-675-5

Titanium dioxide (CI 77891)

opacifiers

TITANIUM HYDROXIDE

20338-08-3

243-744-3

Tetrahydroxytitanium

opacifiers

TRIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE

7757-87-1

231-824-0

Trimagnesium bis(orthophosphate)

opacifiers

ZINC CARBONATE

3486-35-9

222-477-6

Zinc carbonate (CI 77950)

opacifiers

ALUMINUM BEHENATE

18990-72-2

242-726-2

Aluminium tridocosanoate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

BEHENAMIDE

3061-75-4

221-304-1

Docosanamide

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

CALCIUM BEHENATE

3578-72-1

222-700-7

Calcium didocosanoate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

ERUCAMIDE

112-84-5

204-009-2

(Z)- docos- 13- enamide

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

LITHIUM STEARATE

 

224-772-5

Lithium stearate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

MAGNESIUM MYRISTATE

4086-70-8

223-817-6

Magnesium myristate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

MAGNESIUM PALMITATE

2601-98-1

220-010-0

Magnesium dipalmitate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

NYLON-12

25038-74-8

Azacyclotridecan- 2- one, homopolymer

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

NYLON-66

32131-17-2

Poly[imino(1, 6- dioxo- 1, 6- hexanediyl)imino- 1, 6- hexanediyl]

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

OLEAMIDE

301-02-0

206-103-9

Oleamide

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

OLEYL PALMITAMIDE

16260-09-6

240-367-6

(Z)- N- octadec- 9- enylhexadecan- 1- amide

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

STEARAMIDE

124-26-5

204-693-2

Stearamide

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

STEARAMIDE DEA-DISTEARATE

51325-39-4

257-136-0

[(1- oxooctadecyl)imino] diethane- 1, 2- diyl distearate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

STEARAMIDE DIBA-STEARATE

   

Octadecanoic acid, 2- hydroxymethyl- 3- (1- oxooctadecyl) aminopropyl ester

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

STEARYL ERUCAMIDE

10094-45-8

233-226-5

(Z)- N- octadecyldocos- 13- enamide

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

TIN OXIDE

18282-10-5

242-159-0

Tin dioxide (CI 77861)

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

ZINC LAURATE

 

219-518-5

Zinc dilaurate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

ZINC MYRISTATE

16260-27-8

240-369-7

Zinc dimyristate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

ZINC NEODECANOATE

27253-29-8

248-370-4

Zinc neodecanoate

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents

ZINC ROSINATE

9010-69-9

232-723-4

Resin acids and Rosin acids, zinc salts

opacifiers / viscosity controlling agents