Cosmetics & Personal Care Formulations with Thickeners & Stabilizers
319 formulations found
Baby Care: Shampoo & Body Wash for Babies and Kids
by Lubrizol
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.
Toiletries: Toothpaste: Perlite-based, Gentle Abrasive Formulation by Imerys
by Imerys
Due to its fine, platy, perlite particles, ImerCare® PerlWhite 19:
A formulation by Imerys.
- Improves polishing with a gentle abrasive effect that doesn't damage teeth.
- It can be achieved with just 1.5 to 2% PerlWhite 19 in the formulation, offering formulators a cost-effective solution.
- It is inert and pH neutral so it does not have an effect on the pH of the toothpaste system.
A formulation by Imerys.
Skin Care: Oil-free Creamy Face Wash
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.
Thickeners & Stabilizers
Category overviewThickeners improve viscosity, texture, and stability in creams, serums, and hair care. They prevent separation, enhance sensory feel, and ensure smooth, controlled product application.
Popular INCI ingredients in this segment include Xanthan Gum, Carbomer, and Silica. Natural and bio-based alternatives are trending. Sub-types include synthetic polymers for high efficiency and natural gums for clean beauty. They must meet purity and microbiological standards approved for cosmetic use globally.
Toiletries: A Touch of Honey Elegant Sulfate-free Surfactant Body Wash by Dow
by DowDuPont (Dow)
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
Skin Care: So Smooth Sunscreen SPF 30 (In Vivo Tested)
This smooth and light feeling sunscreen cream contains DERMACRYL® 79 polymer and STRUCTURE® XL starch. DERMACRYL 79 polymer film forming polymer provides water and rub-off resistance to this formulation while STRUCTURE XL starch provides emulsion stabilization and a smooth feel. The final formulation is in-vivo tested, very water resistant SPF 30.
Decorative Cosmetics: Translucent Pressed Face Powder, Talc Free
This talc free powder utilizes DRY-FLO® PURE starch, a hydrophobically modified corn starch which adds a soft, silky feel to the powder. PURITY® 21C PURE starch is a very white, high purity corn starch which cost effectively compliments DRY-FLO PURE starch.
Skin Care: Clarifying Face Mask by Brenntag Specialties
by Brenntag Beauty & Personal Care
This Clarifying Face Mask is a perfect pore cleansing mask. It features:
- YuraQ: is a natural powdery upcycling ingredient which infers a powdery, silky and velvety skin feeling.
- Bicar Food 0/6 P: which provides an exfoliating function.
- INACALM®: is an anti-inflammatory with calming and soothing effects.
- Aloe Vera 200:1: is a powerful moisturizer.
- NORIT® A ULTRA E 153: which gives a dark gray color and can also help exfoliate dead skin cells.
- In this particular formulation 5.00% of YuraQ 60/100 mesh and 32.00% of YuraQ M
A formulation by Brenntag Specialties.
Decorative Cosmetics: Hydrating and Plumping Honey Gloss
by Seppic
Satisfying texture for dried lips.
Glamorous effect guaranteed! Lips are moisturized and plumped thanks to the combination of Aquaxyl™ and Sepilift™ DPHP.
Sepinov™ EMT 10 stabilizes 30% of ester and 8% of honey for a stable and long lasting gloss.
Micropearl™ MHB-R reduces the tack when added to the formula at 0.1%.
Glamorous effect guaranteed! Lips are moisturized and plumped thanks to the combination of Aquaxyl™ and Sepilift™ DPHP.
Sepinov™ EMT 10 stabilizes 30% of ester and 8% of honey for a stable and long lasting gloss.
Micropearl™ MHB-R reduces the tack when added to the formula at 0.1%.

