Glyceryl Polyacrylate
Glyceryl Polyacrylate INCI Glycerin (and) Glyceryl PolyacrylateWHAThumectant; rheology modifier; gel building blockpH RANGE5 - 11USAGE RATE10% makes a clear gel;...
Thickeners
Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer
Gelmaker Powder - Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer INCIAcrylates C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymerWHATself-wetting polymer; thickenerSOLUBILITYwaterUSAGE RATEtypical 0.2% - 3%SIMILAR/SAMEcarbopol ultrez 20REQUIREMENTSadjust...
Glyceryl Stearate SE
Glyceryl Stearate SEINCI: Glyceryl Stearate Whatwater-in-oil self-emulsifier (contains 3-6% potassium stearate)pH range4.5 - 9Chargeanionic (?? wait, what??)IncompatibilitiescationicsSolubilityoil soluble, alcohol soluble...
Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PH
Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PHINCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Incompatibilities:CATIONIC ingredients (exmpl: BTMS and conditioning guar)Solubility:Oil Or Water (depends on what you're...
Oliwax
Oliwax INCI: Hydrogenated Olive Oil (and) Olive Oil (Olea Europaea) (and) Olive Oil Unsaponifiables Usage rate: 1-5% and up to...
Sodium Carbomer
I used to have fights with Sodium carbomer all the time on my quest to make a good gel. It...
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...
Xanthan Gum
INCI: Xanthan Gum Xanthan Gum is a known thickener (rheology modifier) used quite often in a number of commercial and...
Guar Gum
INCI: Guar Gum or Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar gum! It is outstanding to have around because of the superslip it gives...
Structure XL
INCI: Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate Recommended Usage: Lotions & Creams: 3-8% Structure XL is very, very, VEEERRYY nice to have around. ...
Behenyl alcohol
Behenyl alcohol is, in my opinion, a better thickener to use in comparison to cetyl alcohol. In my experimentation, behenyl...
Cetyl Alcohol
Cetyl Alcohol is a go to ingredient used to make emulsions thick. You can get them really thick like a...