Ingredient
Cellulose Gum
A plant-derived thickener that gives toothpaste and creams their body.
- Plant-derived
What it is there to do
Viscosity control
Sets how thick or thin the product is.
What we don't know
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
Also written as
- CMC
- Sodium Carboxymethyl Cellulose
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.