Additives to improve or control rheological properties such as viscosity. There are mainly carbomer, polyurethane and oil phase thickeners, which are suitable for skin care, cleaning and pure oil system products. They can thicken and suspend, giving you ideal product appearance, touch and formulation stability.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; it is widely used and has a smooth texture; it has high emulsification stability.
Carbopol® Aqua SF-1 OS Polymer
Lubrizol
Acrylates Copolymer
White emulsion(30%)
1-3%
Long
Strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Makeup, sunscreen products.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; it is a self-dispersing product.
Carbopol® Aqua SF-2 CN Polymer
Lubrizol
Acrylates Copolymer
White emulsion(32%)
2-8%
Long
Extremely strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Personal cleansing
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the surface active system; it has strong suspension force and high transparency.
Carbopol® Smart 3K-C Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/BEHENETH-25 METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
White emulsion(23-27%)
2-10%
Long
Very strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Personal cleansing
A nonionic thickener that interacts with a common Surfactant to create viscosity and suspension. No need to neutralize.
Carbopol® Ultrez 20 Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Mid-to-long
Very strong
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; it is a self-dispersing product.
Carbopol® Ultrez 21 Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Strong
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; it is a self-dispersing product.
Carbopol® Ultrez 30 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Very strong
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; it is a self-dispersing product. Especially it is suitable for the system of pH4-5.5.
ADEKA NOL GT-730
ADEKA
PEG-240/HDI Copolymer Bis-Decyltetradeceth-20 Ether(and)Butylene Glycol(and) water
Colorless transparent viscous liquid
2.5-7.5%
Cream, lotion, gel and other skin care, spray lotion, spray gel, spray sunscreen and other formulations.
It can be stable and homogeneous even when high temperature resistance, heat resistance, and high viscosity; it has particularly sensitive shear thinning characteristics.
A multifunctional oil-soluble rheology modifier that integrates thickening, transparency, suspension and stability, with a soft and non-sticky skin feel.
Carbopol® 676 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Weak
Benzene
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.
Carbopol® 934 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Weak
Benzene
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.
Carbopol® 940 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Weak
Benzene
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.
Carbopol® 941 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Long
Weak
Benzene
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.
Carbopol® 980 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Weak
Benzene
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.
Carbopol® 981 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Long
Weak
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.
Carbopol® Ultrez 10 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Extremely weak
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system.Self-dispersing products.
Carbopol® Silk 100 Polymer
Lubrizol
Carbomer
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Extremely strong
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize hair care ingredients.It can enhance the conditioning effect of shampoos.
Carbopol® ETD 2020 Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Mid-to-long
General
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care, personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; easy to disperse.
Carbopol® SC-200 Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Long
Very strong
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Personal cleansing, hair care.
It can effectively thicken high pH systems.
Carbopol® SC-500 Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-1%
Long-short
Very strong
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Personal cleansing.
It has excellent levitation ability. It can effectively thicken the mild surfactant system without affecting the foam performance.
Carbopol® Aqua SF-1 Polymer
Lubrizol
Acrylates Copolymer
White emulsion(30%)
2-8%
Long
Extremely strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Personal cleansing.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the surfactant system; it has strong suspending power.
Carbopol® Smart 2K-C Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/BEHENETH-25 METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
White emulsion(23-27%)
2-10%
Long
Very strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Personal cleansing.
Non-ionic thickener interacts with common surfactants to build viscosity and suspending power. No need to neutralize.
Novethix® L-10 Polymer
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/BEHENETH-25 METHACRYLATE COPOLYMER
White emulsion(30%)
2-8%
Long
Very strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Personal cleansing and skin care products.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the surface active system. High transparency, suitable for thickening mild surfactants; also suitable for creams, gels and other skin care systems.
Actythix™ L-20 Polymer
Lubrizol
Acrylates Coploymer
White emulsion(30%)
2-8%
Long
Extremely strong
Emulsion polymerization
Doable
Personal cleansing.
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the surfactant system and has strong suspending power. The preferred suspension, thickener and stabilizer for economical products.
Pemulen™ TR-1 Polymeric Emulsifier
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Short
Weak
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system. It has the effect of assisting emulsification.
Pemulen™ TR-2 Polymeric Emulsifier
Lubrizol
ACRYLATES/C10-30 ALKYL ACRYLATE CROSSPOLYMER
White powder
0.15-0.5%
Long
Weak
Cyclohexane ethyl acetate
Doable
Skin care
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system. It has the effect of assisting emulsification.
Novemer™ EC-1 Polymer
Lubrizol
Acrylates/Acrylamide Copolymer and Mineral OIl and POLYSORBATE 85
Viscous milky white liquid
0.5-2%
Short
General
White mineral oil
Not doable
Skin care
It can effectively thicken and stabilize the system; it can be added at any stage.
Cream, lotion, gel and other skin care, spray lotion, spray gel, spray sunscreen and other formulations.
It can form a hyaluronic acid-like smooth skin feel on the skin, high temperature resistance, heat resistance, and stability and homogeneity at high viscosity.