Purpose information
Code:
OPACAGT
Name:
Opacifying Agent
Synonym(s):
Opaquant
Routes Of administration:
Comment:
Ingredients deliberately added to products to reduce their clear or transparent appearance. Some opacifying agents provide the pearly appearance desired in certain products. Other opacifying agents are used for covering purposes and to hide blemishes. Most emulsions and suspensions are opaque as a result of the presence of a liquid or solid disperse phase. Thus, a very large number of substances could be classified as opacifying agents.