Emulsifiers & Thickeners

Emulsifying Wax BP

Price range: $6.90 through $42.90

Emulsifying Wax BP is an O/W anionic self-emulsifying base which is also known as Cetearyl Alcohol and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate. It is usually used to create hair conditioning products or lotion by combining it with oils, water, and active ingredients. This emulsifier helps to stabilize and thicken formula when creating a solid product.

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Natural Solubilizer

Price range: $18.90 through $52.90

A PEG-free solubilizer for mixing essential oil and perfume oil in water-based cosmetic formulations. It is suitable for most natural cosmetics and is based on renewable raw materials such as Rapeseed Oil and Palm Kernel Oil. It exhibits ultra-mild cleansing properties, improved moisturization, and skin feel benefits.

Some popular cosmetic products that include Natural Solubilizer in the formulations are makeup remover, shampoo and body wash, wet wipe solutions, and deodorant products.

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Dipropylene Glycol

Price range: $6.90 through $28.90

Dipropylene Glycol is a clear colorless liquid which is commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products such as fragrances, hair and bath products, makeup, as well as shaving and skin care products. It is typically used as a solvent, a viscosity-decreasing agent, and fragrance ingredient.

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Olivem 1000

Price range: $12.90 through $72.90

An emulsifier naturally derived from olive oil which offers a superb skin feel. It is both an emulsifier and thickener used in a wide range of cosmetics and skincare products to provide a superb skin-feel and softening effect.

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Carbomer 940

$68.90

Carbomer is a viscosity enhancer, gelling agent, or suspension agent. It adds softness and glide to a product, and is often used in styling gels. Carbomer is widely used to provide emulsion stability, and it is compatible with other materials to provide high clarity and high suspending ability.

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Glycol Stearate

Price range: $5.90 through $18.90

Glycol Stearate is an emollient that comes in the form of a waxy solid, and gives the skin a soft and smooth appearance. It is also a pearling agent typically used in liquid soaps and shampoos, and it also functions as a emulsion stabiliser and bodying agent to give them a opalescent or pearly appearance.

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Lanolin

Price range: $7.50 through $48.90

Also known as wool wax or wool’s grease, Lanolin is a natural wax substance secreted by the sebaceous glands or sheep’s wool. Lanolin has been used to relieve and soften dry and cracked skin since thousands of years ago. It is commonly found in ointments, skin creams, and even hair products. Although Lanolin is safe to use, there are various cases of skin allergies and sensitive skin issues from exposure to Lanolin. Always check with you doctor on using Lanolin should you have any skin allergy.

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Guar Gum

Price range: $5.90 through $28.90

Guar Gum, also known as Gellan Gum, is a polysaccharide that acts as a thickener, emulsifier, and stabilizer in cosmetic formulations. It is milled from guar seeds to produce an off-white powder, and is used in shampoos and conditioners to increase viscosity as well as in receipes for natural toothpaste. There are numerous uses for Guar Gum and it is estimated that vast majority of world’s supply of guar gum belongs to food-industry applications. They include bottled coconut or almond milk, yogurt, soup, ice-cream, and many more.

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Cetyl Alcohol

Price range: $5.90 through $24.90

Cetyl Alcohol, also known as Fatty Alcohol, is a combination of Cetyl and Stearyl alcohol. It is often used to add viscosity to creams and lotions, improving the texture with its velvety touch as it acts as an emulsion stabillizer and opacifier. Cetyl Alcohol is very useful in creams and lotions as it imparts emollient properties to the formulation where it lubricates and softens the skin. Not only can Cetyl Alcohol increase the melting point, it also improves the textures of lotion bars and whipped butters.

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Xanthan Gum

Price range: $5.90 through $32.90

Xanthan Gum is a Polysaccharide produced from simple sugars through a fermentation process using a bacteria species called Xanthomonas Campestris. It is commonly used as a food additive, a cosmetic thickener, and emulsion stabillizer. Xanthan Gum is an excellent source of natural thickener used in products such as body wash and shampoo, cream and lotion, as well as soap and shower gel.

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