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Gelmaker Powder C10-30_ - curlytea.com

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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...

Sepimax Zen and Gelmaker pH

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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...

oliwax - curlytea.com

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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...

msm - curlytea.com

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MSM

MSM is one of those powerhouse additives added to hair and skincare products because it serves a special purpose. That...

xanthan gum - curlytea.com

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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...

cera bellina

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Cera Bellina

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

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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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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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Cetyl Alcohol

Cetyl Alcohol is a go to ingredient used to make emulsions thick. You can get them really thick like a...

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