Characteristics
- INCI
- Galactoarabinan
- CAS
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9036-66-2
This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.
- EC
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232-910-0
This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.
- Functions
- film forming
Who it's for
Description
Galactoarabinan is a naturalpolysaccharide (a big carbohydrate molecule) that comes from the Larch trees.
According to the manufacturer it can do all kinds of good in a formula: it can reduce trans-epidermal-water-loss (a fancy way of saying that it's moisturizing), improve the appearance of skin’s superficial fine lines, improve the uniformity and spreadability of a formulation and provides SPF enhancement. What's more it can also help to boost the efficacy of AHA exfoliants (while not boosting the irritation side effect).
Products with Galactoarabinan (781 total)
Most often found in SUNdance products (43 items)
