Cosmetics & Personal Care Formulations with Thickeners & Stabilizers

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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.

    Hair Care: Shampoo Containing Salicylic Acid

    by AkzoNobel

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

      Toiletries: Easy Glide Anti-Perspirant Roll-On by AkzoNobel Personal Care

      Easy Glide Anti-Perspirant Roll-On contains DRY-FLO® PURE starch gives a smooth feeling during and after product application. STRUCTURE® XL starch thickens this high salt system and is ideal for low pH. A formulation by AkzoNobel Personal Care.

        Thickeners & Stabilizers

        Category overview

        Thickeners 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.

        Skin care: Cleansing Milk

        by Almaak International

        Bencel® F 4M C HPMC in combination with the carbomer provides a product with an improved rheology. When applied to and rubbed into the skin it creates a cosmetically better, richer impression than corresponding emulsions containing only one of the hydrocolloids alone.

          Skin Care: Smooth Moisturizing Body Lotion by AkzoNobel

          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.

            Hair Care: Medium Brown Color Maintenance Shampoo

            by Lubrizol

            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.

              Sun Care: BB Cream with SPF 30 Sun Protection by Hallstar

              by Hallstar

                Hair Care: Sticky Glue Pomade

                This pomade formulation provides moderate hold and texture with a stringy rheology. AMPHOMER® polymer yields excellent humidity resistance, while FLEXAN® II polymer combined with PVP gives added hold with longer rheology. AMAZE® starch fixative provides a natural hold with excellent aesthetics and feel.

                  Hair Care: Super Hold Hair Gel by Lubrizol

                  by Lubrizol

                  Men's Products: This super-holding hair gel shows exceptional clarity at high fixative concentration. Carbopol® Ultrez 21 Polymer gives efficient thickening and further rheology modification.

                    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.
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