SPF Scout · Ingredient

Yeast Polysaccharides

Film forming (leaves a thin coating)Skin conditioning (CosIng functional class)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)Viscosity control (thickens or thins the formula)

What this ingredient generally does

Sugar molecules from yeast cell walls that condition and protect skin, form a thin film, and adjust the thickness of the formula. In practice they help skin feel smooth while giving the product its body and a light surface layer.

Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.

Published formulations that list this ingredient

These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.

No published formulation in the SPF Scout catalog currently lists this ingredient. The catalog is small — only reviewed records are published.

Checking this against your own list

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Where this information comes from

Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.

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