Cosmetics & Personal Care Formulations with Thickeners & Stabilizers

This cleansing formulation leaves the skin feeling smooth and moisturized. Glucamate™ DOE-120 Thickener and Glucquat™ 125 Humectant, two naturally-derived ingredients, add body and provide a rich skinfeel. Chemonic™ LI-7 Surfactant is a naturally-derived low irritation nonionic surfactant that boosts viscosity and emolliency.

This Oil-Free Creamy Face Wash provides a deep cleaning that removes excess surface oil without drying out your skin. It contains STRUCTURE® CEL 500 HM rheology modifier that acts as a formula stabilizer and foam booster. It also contains Dissolvine® NA2-S as a chelating agent and preservation enhancer.

Clear, low pH shampoo with 1% Salicylic Acid. STRUCTURE® PLUS polymer provides thickening efficiency for this to thicken system.

A Touch of Honey Elegant Sulfate-free Surfactant Body Wash contains:

• Aculyn™ 88 Rheology Modifier that provides excellent suspension and a luxurious honey-like flow
• EcoSense™ 3000 is a naturally sourced, biodegradable, sulfate-free surfactant that provides enhanced mildness; 
• UCARE™ Polymer JR-400 delivers good skin conditioning
• Methocel™ 40-0202 Rheology Modifiers contribute to thickening and foam intensity

A formulation by Dow.

Light Sun Cream SPF 50 with PBSA is a light sun cream using Carbopol® Aqua SF-1 OS polymer for excellent emulsion stability and good electrolyte tolerance. The cream has good rub-in characteristics and a light skin feel. In combination with Glucamate™ SSE-20 and Glucate™ SS mild emulsifiers, Carbopol® Aqua SF-1 OS polymer provides best-in-class co-stabilization of this high oil phase oil-in-water emulsion with 3% of an electrolytic water-soluble UV filter, Phenyl Benzimidazole Sulfonic Acid (PBSA), for long term stability. Schercemol™ DIS ester efficiently solubilizes the organic UV filters while Schercemol™ CATC ester offers a non-tacky and comfortable afterfeel. A formulation by Lubrizol.

Lipex AvoButter provides moisture and softness to dry, cracked and chapped heels. Absorbed quickly on application contributing with smooth, caring and elegant skin feel ending in a dry, velvety skin feel.

STRUCTURE XL starch delivers a pleasant smooth feel to the skin even when the emollient quantity is reduced. Helps obtain stable and elegant emulsions by cold processes in few minutes.

This styling spray mousse allows for "hands-free" application, and provides excellent hold. AMAZE® starch fixative provides superior hold. CELQUAT® L-200 polymer enhances the formula with excellent wet comb and shine. Spray this mousse directly onto the roots of your hair to add volume, hold and shine.

This color shampoo formula, used for temporary highlights or color maintenance, gives easy application through a gel form. The use of Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer allows for the thickening of this shampoo. Salt can not be used as it significantly decreases the uptake of the dyes onto the hair. The amphoteric surfactants, recommended for use with cationic hair dyes, are also more difficult to thicken with salt.