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Tag: polymer

Polymer ingredients are used to create gels, cream gels and to thicken final products.

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How to QUICKLY Hydrate Sepimax Zen
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How to QUICKLY Hydrate Sepimax Zen

Let’s hydrate Sepimax Zen to a very thick gel without having to let it sit […]
Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer
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Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer

Gelmaker Powder – Acrylates/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer INCI Acrylates C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer WHAT self-wetting […]
Hydroxyethyl cellulose, Niacinamide and NAG Serum Test – What the HEC?
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Hydroxyethyl cellulose, Niacinamide and NAG Serum Test – What the HEC?

Hey curlyteas! For the past few days I’ve been testing hydroxyethyl cellulose aka “hydroxyethylcellulose” (HEC). […]
Sepinov EMT 10
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Sepinov EMT 10

Sepinov EMT 10INCI: Hydroxyethyl Acrylate / Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer What: Polymer, Emulsifier, ThickenerpH range: […]
Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PH
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Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PH

Sepimax Zen / Gelmaker PHINCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6 Incompatibilities: CATIONIC ingredients (exmpl: BTMS and conditioning guar) […]
HairFix XH Maltodextrin [Update]
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HairFix XH Maltodextrin [Update]

INCI: Maltodextrin / VP copolymer (UPDATED) HairFix XH Maltodextrin is a “naturally-derived” (buzzword) sugar-based, non-ionic […]
Testing: Sodium Carbomer Gel Concentrate
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Testing: Sodium Carbomer Gel Concentrate

Today I made a super thick sodium carbomer (preneutralized carbomer) gel concentrate which is the […]

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DON'T use xanthan gum with any version of BTMS! These two ingredients apparently hate each other's guts. You may notice what looks like white streaks all throughout your product.

Xanthan gum is incompatible with cationic emulsifiers like BTMS-25 and BTMS-50.

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