Products in Cosmetic Ingredients: Viscosity Modifier

Cutina® HVG is a highly efficient consistency wax that is compatible with non-ionic, cationic, and anionic ingredients and is most commonly found in raw materials. Its excellent crystallization behavior has a positive impact on the stability and viscosity of the final emulsion. This product can be used in body care, face care, sensitive skin care, baby care, and anti-aging applications.

Luviset® One offers excellent setting performance with 48-hour humidity resistance. The polymer has been designed to provide both styling and thickening properties, making it extremely easy to handle. It can be used alone in a simple cold process to create a high-performance styling gel, or in combination with other resins for extreme styling with low flaking. Due to its ability to emulsify and suspend different emollients and care additives, Luviset® One can be used to create a wide range of different styling textures. It offers a new level of performance for hair styling products.

Cutina® PES builds up good viscosity and stability of an o/w emulsion with different emulsifier systems (ionic and non-ionic), while at the same time creating a non-waxy and caring skin feel. It comes in off-white, wax-like pellets with a little intrinsic odor, and the consistency of wax with sensorial properties. This product is ideally used for body care, face care, sensitive skin, and baby care applications.

Pluracare® E 400 NF PEG-FLEX has guaranteed low 1,4-dioxane levels to support formulators in meeting new regulatory limits. Pluracare® E 400 NF PEG-FLEX is a homopolymer of ethylene oxide and is especially suited for the demands of the cosmetics industry. It is a water-soluble polyether alcohol that can be employed as a solubilizer and viscosity control agent in a variety of applications.

Lanette® 14 is a myristyl alcohol used for viscosity regulation in cosmetic O/W emulsions. It comes in hydrophilic waxy pellets or flakes, and is suitable for a variety of applications, including skin care, cleanser, sun care, bath and body, men's grooming, and self-tanning.

Luvigel® EM gives a fresh and cooling feel during application, followed by a non-tacky and chalky after-feel. Additionally, it offers good thickening and stabilizing effects and can also give a whiter and shinier aspect to formulations. The product is free of preservatives, suitable for cold processing, and can be added at any stage of the formulation process.

Cosmedia® A 91 is a thickening, stabilizing, and easy-to-use emulsifying polymer and rheology modifier. Its nice sensorial profile possesses gelling, spreading, moisturizing, stabilizing, softening, and opacifying properties. It is used in cosmetic bases, hand and body lotions, suntan lotions, foundations, and makeup removers.

Lamesoft® PO 65 is preferably used as a lipid layer enhancer for the production of surfactant cleansing preparations. On account of its viscosity-increasing properties, Lamesoft® PO 65 contributes to the viscosity formation in cosmetic cleansing preparations such as shower gels, foam baths, shampoos, and baby products.

Cosmedia® Ace is a thickening polymer with strong emulsifying features at low active levels. It provides outstanding sensorial impact and is especially recommended for velvety and powdery skincare emulsions. It is suitable for cost-effective and cold-processable concepts. A modern, strong, and flexible rheology modifier.

Verdessence™ Glucomannan (formerly known as Hydagen® Clean), obtained from the tuber of the Konjac plant, is a natural, cold-processable rheology modifier that enables you to create verified eco-friendly formulations. It is suitable for aqueous systems like gels, fluids, and serums as well as novel formats such as patches, jellies, and peel-off formulations.

Salcare® SC 96 is an off-white, non-aqueous dispersion of polymer in oil. It acts as a moisturizing agent, thickener and stabilizer, conditioning agent, and opacifying agent. Offers good spreading, suspending, and stabilizing properties. Used in conditioning, face cleansing, and personal care wipes

Cosmedia® CTH (E) is a thickening and stabilizing agent with emulsifying capabilities for cosmetic formulations. This product is especially suitable for cationic systems, conditioners, and other low pH formulations. The polymer comes as an off-white liquid dispersion for simple manufacturing without neutralization. It has a superior sensory profile for skin and hair.

Cosmedia® SP is an emulsifying polymer with stabilizing, thickening, and emulsifying properties. It has good spreadability and an exceptional sensory profile, offering the ability to achieve light textures, as well as a silky, velvety, and non-tacky after-feel in different types of applications. The easy-to-formulate and cold-processable solution is free of preservatives and suitable for EO-free products.

Luvigel® Star AT3 is an associative thickener for emulsions that performs in a wide pH range (2 - 12) even under tight conditions, such as high electrolyte content. Additionally, it stabilizes very good air bubbles (e.g., for mousse applications). This polymer provides a dry and waxy after-feel.

Eumulgin® EO 33 is a polyethylene glycol distearate that acts as a solubilizer for some oils and fatty materials. This material is well known for its thickening abilities in some formulations, particularly those based on amphoterics and soaps. It is supplied as white to yellowish pellets.

Cosmedia® Ultragel 300 is a cationic polymer for rheology control that is ideal for crystal-clear formulations. It is also a preferred thickener for creams and lotions due to its excellent spreading properties and superior non-tacky, rich feel. This product is ideally used in hair conditioners, hand sanitizers, skin care, sun care, and bronzing applications.

Rheocare® HSP 1180 has a lubricious sensation during application and a soft and plush after-feel even at low concentrations. This anionic polymer is free of preservatives and is suitable for cold processing. It is ideal for innovative face- and body-care concepts that offer a luxurious sensory experience.

Rheocare® TTA is a rheology additive that provides thickening, stabilizing, and suspending properties in surfactant systems, ideal for transparent formulations. It appears as a white/semi-translucent aqueous emulsion and is suitable for use in baby care and cleansing, color care, face cleansing, hair coloring, liquid soap, shampoo, shower/bath products, and styling.

Verdessence™ Tara is a 100% plant-based rheology modifier that enables the creation of smooth and shapely textures. It is suitable for verified eco-friendly aqueous and emulsion systems, acting as an effective thickener and texture enhancer. It also brings sustainability to the table with non-GMO sourcing, no preservatives, and a readily biodegradable composition.

Verdessence™ Alginate (formerly Hydagen® 558P) is an algae-based, natural rheology modifier that also provides an enhanced feel on the skin, making it suitable for skin care formats. In hair applications, it acts as a multifunctional styling fixative and rheology modifier, providing a natural hold and long-lasting curl definition, even in high humidity.

Cutina® HR Flakes is a cosmetic ingredient that serves as a thickener, gelling agent, and stabilizer. Its INCI name is Hydrogenated Castor Oil. It is commonly used in beauty and personal care products such as antiperspirants, deodorants, and liquid soap. Its benefits include improving thickness and viscosity, stabilizing formulations, and providing good consistency and gelling properties.

Pluracare® F 127 NF Prill is a copolymer of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide and has the general functionality of surfactants, emulsifiers, solubilizers and stabilizers in preparations where the quality of poloxamer may be required. This product has an average molecular weight of 12,600, a viscosity of 3,100 cP, and a pour/melt point of 56°C.

Arlypon® TT combines the advantages of micellar and associative thickeners, such as universal suitability for common surfactant-based formulations and improved temperature stability, to ensure optimum viscosity for surfactant systems that present a thickening challenge. It is especially suitable for difficult-to-thicken ethersulfate-free or ethersulfate-poor systems.

Pluracare® F 127 Prill is a block co-polymer that functions as a thickener, gelling agent, co-emulsifier, and bodying agent in toothpastes, mouthwashes, creams, and liquid emulsions. It is mainly used in skin care, oral care, hair, and scalp care formulations.

Hispagel® Oil LV can primarily be used as a lubricant, sensory modifier, and moisturizing agent due to its rheological properties, water solubility, and hydration capacity. Hispagel® Oil LV is commonly used in cosmetic products for skin care and hair treatment.

Tinovis® ADE is an anionic acrylic copolymer dispersed in a hydrogenated polydecene carrier phase. It is designed for use in a range of applications in the cosmetics industry, specifically in skin creams, moisturizers, and toners. This product is used to enhance the performance of skin care formulations with a typical application level in a skin cream of approximately 1% polymer as supplied. Tinovis® ADE primarily functions as a thickener, gelling agent, and promotes good spreading characteristics. It also serves as an opacifier and a spreading and stabilizing agent.

Rheocare® C Plus is a cosmetic ingredient with thickening properties that can be used in a variety of personal care products, including wet wipes, rinse-off applications, hair color, and hair styling products. It is formulated with Carbomer and is available in a powder form.

Lanette® 18 is a hydrophilic waxy substance that is derived from stearyl alcohol and is used to regulate the viscosity in oil-in-water emulsions. It comes in the form of white to light yellowish pellets or flakes, and is beneficial for both skin care and hair and scalp care products.

Pluracare® E 400 is a versatile personal care ingredient with an average molecular weight of 400. As a homopolymer of ethylene oxide, it serves as a nonionic surfactant, solubilizer, and viscosity control agent. Its applications range from skincare to haircare, providing excellent performance in various formulations.

Pluracare® F127 NF Prill FLEX has guaranteed low 1,4-dioxane levels to support formulators in meeting new regulatory limits. Pluracare® F127 NF Prill FLEX is a block co-polymer with an average molecular weight consists of propylene oxide and ethylene oxide. It is used as a thickener, gelling agent, co-emulsifier and bodying agent in toothpastes, mouthwashes, creams and liquid emulsions.

Dehydol® LS 4 Deo N is a laureth-4 polymer used as a nonionic emulsifier, suited for the preparation of cosmetic oils and cream baths. It is clear to light turbid in appearance and has a standard odor. It is suitable for use in skin care cleansers, hair care shampoos and conditioners, bath and body products, and other personal care products.

Arlypon® F is a thickener in cosmetic surfactant preparations, such as shampoos, shower gels and foam baths. It can be used as an alternative to fatty acid alkanolamides. This product is suitable for use in Skin Care, Cleanser, Mother and baby, Hair care, Shampoo and Conditioner, Hair color, Bath and Body, Face Care.

Luviskol® K 30 powder is a styling agent suitable for hair gels, hair creams, mousses, pump sprays, and liquid hair styling preparations. It is soluble in water, ethanol, and isopropanol and is used in cosmetics for various applications, mainly as film formers but also as thickeners.

Pluracare® E 600 NF PEG-FLEX has guaranteed low 1,4-dioxane levels to support formulators in meeting new regulatory limits. Pluracare® E 600 NF PEG-FLEX is a homopolymer of ethylene oxide and is especially suited for the demands of the cosmetics industry. It is a water-soluble polyether alcohol that can be employed as a solubilizer and viscosity control agent in a variety of applications.

Pluracare® E 400 NF is polyethylene glycol (PEG), a polymer of ethylene oxide. It acts mainly as a solvent and solubilizer for a vast number of substances that are only sparingly soluble in water, e.g., essential oils and active ingredients. It also upports rheology (viscosity increase, dimensional stability of toothpaste) by improving body and foam texture/mouthfeel, supports shine and a glossy surface of toothpaste/gel and acts as a humectant.

Luvigel® Fit UP is a high-performance thickener designed exclusively for use in hair styling products. Modern styling products need to have the right texture to enhance the consumer experience. This product allows the formulation of styling gels across all levels of setting, from standard to extreme. It is highly effective at low concentrations and boosts the styling performance of the chosen setting polymer, offering either a boost in performance or a reduction in formulation cost. Luvigel® Fit UP is perfect for today’s styling gels, creams, and pumpsprays.