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Gelmaker Powder – Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer

Gelmaker Powder - Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer INCI: Acrylates C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer What: self-wetting polymer; thickenerSolubility: waterUsage rate: typical...

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Glyceryl Stearate SE

Glyceryl Stearate SE INCI: Glyceryl Stearate What: water-in-oil self-emulsifier (contains 3-6% potassium stearate) pH range: 4.5 - 9 Charge: anionic...

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Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PH

Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PH INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Incompatibilities: CATIONIC ingredients (exmpl: BTMS and conditioning guar) Solubility: Oil Or Water...

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Oliwax

Oliwax INCI: Hydrogenated Olive Oil (and) Olive Oil (Olea Europaea) (and) Olive Oil Unsaponifiables Usage rate: 1-5% and up to...

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Sodium Carbomer

I used to have fights with Sodium carbomer all the time on my quest to make a good gel. It...

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Cera Bellina

(Directly from ingredientstodiefor.com) INCI: Polyglycerol-3 Beeswax (Polyglyceryl-3-beeswax) Cera Bellina is a hydrophilic derivative of natural beeswax in which the free...

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Xanthan Gum

INCI: Xanthan Gum Xanthan Gum is a known thickener (rheology modifier) used quite often in a number of commercial and...

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Guar Gum

INCI: Guar Gum or Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar gum! It is outstanding to have around because of the superslip it gives...

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Structure XL

INCI: Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate Recommended Usage: Lotions & Creams: 3-8% Structure XL is very, very, VEEERRYY nice to have around. ...

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Behenyl alcohol

Behenyl alcohol is, in my opinion, a better thickener to use in comparison to cetyl alcohol. In my experimentation, behenyl...

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Gelmaker Powder – Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer

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