Thickeners
Thickeners and gelling agents 3V Sigma Spa
Categories of Ingredients
Carbomer
Thickener. Requires neutralization.
Fast swelling carbomer with excellent thickening properties, forms transparent gels with high salt tolerance
Sodium Carbomer
Sodium Polyacrylate
Thickener. Neutralized carbomer.
Transparent gels with high viscosity.
Acrylates/Vinyl Isodecanoate Crosspolymer
Emulsifier, stabilizer, improves sensory characteristics. Requires neutralization.
It has a high emulsifying ability (0.25% polymer holds up to 30% of emollients with different polarity), high resistance to salts. Gives smoothness to the skin.
Polyquaternium-37
Thickener, stabilizer, improves sensory performance. Does not require neutralization.
Cationic polymer for thickening, stabilization in a wide pH range. In addition, it gives the skin smoothness, velvety, and sunscreen cosmetics – water resistance.
Carbomer
Thickener. Requires neutralization.
Transparent gels with high viscosity and good salt resistance.
Carbomer
Thickener. Requires neutralization.
Transparent gels with not very high viscosity, but high mobility. It is highly resistant to salts.
Carbomer
Thickener. Requires neutralization.
With the introduction of 0.2% – gels with low viscosity, 0.5% – medium, 1.0% – high. Forms gels with slight opalescence.
Acrylates/Palmeth-25 Acrylates Copolymer
Thickener, stabilizer, suspending agent.
Transparent gels with high viscosity. Particularly suitable for foaming products, gives excellent thickening, transparency, allows you to hold various particles.
Acrylates Copolymer
Thickener, stabilizer, suspending agent.
Transparent gels with high viscosity. It has synergy with salt and amphoteric surfactants, gives excellent thickening, transparency, allows you to hold various particles