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Do You Know About Carbomer

Everyone has a love for beauty. Everyone likes to dress up beautifully, regardless of age, region, or gender Therefore, modern people attach great importance to skincare. Compared to men, women tend to pay more attention to skincare. The standard for modern exquisite women is to radiate from the inside out, such as appearance, clothing, fashion, taste, values, consumer values, etc. Skin care, makeup, beauty, and body conditioning have naturally become the top priority of modern “exquisite women”.

However, there are many skincare products, how can we make the right choice? I don’t know if everyone will observe the ingredient list when choosing skincare products. Most people have read it but cannot understand it. Listening to the guide’s introduction, whether to choose or not depends on the guide’s expression ability. In fact, no matter what product we buy, we need to check the ingredient list as soon as possible, not only including cosmetics, food, drugs, health products, etc., because the ingredient list contains a lot of information. For example, when purchasing beverage products in the supermarket, we can see the calorie content of the beverage in the ingredient list. The calorie content almost comes from sugar, so high calorie sugar is naturally high. Excessive intake of sugar can not only make us gain weight, but also cause our skin to produce sugar, thereby accelerating aging.

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After careful observation, everyone will find that over 95% of skincare products contain carbomer. Moreover, the ingredient list of hand sanitizers also includes carbomer. Why is carbomer so popular among multiple manufacturers? Is carbomer safe for skin? Here, it is necessary to first understand the various functional characteristics of carbomer.

Carbomer is a type of fine chemical industry that requires high production conditions. CAS 9007-20-9. Before 2010, China’s carbomer market was completely monopolized by foreign enterprises. However, with the rapid development of modern technology in China, companies that have overcome the Carbomer problem have also achieved certain results in the high-end product market.

Carbomer, as an excellent biocompatible enhancer, is widely used in skincare products. Due to the rapid economic development in recent years and the increasing awareness of women’s skincare, the skincare industry has developed rapidly. Driving the increase in demand in the Capom market, the industry has a promising development prospect. At the same time, Carbomer is mainly used as a thickener in facial mask. Adding this ingredient is mainly to make the facial mask liquid thicker and less flowable. At the same time, it is also because the addition of Carbomer makes the facial mask liquid viscous, which makes the moisturizing effect of facial mask better.

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Carbomer can be used as an excellent suspension agent, stabilizer, emulsifier, as well as a transparent matrix for cosmetics and pharmaceutical excipients. Carbomer resin is also an effective water-soluble thickener.

Carbomer has a wide range of models, with different characteristics and applications. It is widely used in industries such as coatings, plastics, papermaking, textiles, rubber, food, medicine, cosmetics, and daily chemical products. Below, we will share the characteristics of different models of carbomer, which will help us understand why it stands out in the cosmetics industry.

Model Viscosity (20r/min,25ºC,mPa.s) Features Application
Carbomer 934 30500-39400 Short flow variability; Medium and high viscosity; Moderate transparency, slightly noticeable; Low resistance to detachment;  Shear resistance; Suspension stability and heat resistance. Suitable for sticking gel, lotion and ointment; Suspension and emulsification; Local stress; Skin care; hair care; Masking agent; Cream; body and face lotion. It is widely used in pharmaceutical (ointment) formulations and cosmetics creams.
Carbomer 980 40000-60000  Extremely short flow variability; high viscosity; Transparency; Low resistance to detachment; Low shear resistance; Yield value (suspension energy). Thickening and suspension in formulations suitable for cosmetics or drugsAnd emulsification. For example: stereotyped gel, alcohol gel, moisturizing gelGel, shower gel, cream, shampoo, shaving gel, moisturizingCream and sunscreen lotion, etc.
Carbomer 981 4000-11000 It has good rheological properties, low viscosity, transparency, and suspension stability. External cleaning solution, cream and gel, cleaning gel, alcohol gel, medium plasma system
Carbomer U-20 47000-77000 Long rheology; Transparency; Medium viscosity; Moderate resistance to detachment; High shear resistance; Easy to disperse, with excellent and stable suspension energy. Used in shampoos, shower gels, creams, lotions, skin care with electrolytes, and hair gels.
Carbomer ETD2691 8000〜17000 Long rheology; high transparency; medium viscosity; medium ion resistance; high shear resistance; easy to disperse, with excellent and stable suspension ability. Used in home care formulations such as car care, dish care, fabric care, laundry detergents, polishes and protectants and surface cleaners. Especially recommended for ethanol leave-in gels.
Carbomer 956 20000-42000 Short rheology; medium and high viscosity; high transparency, high shear resistance; suspension stability。 Used in toothpaste and ink.
Carbomer 1382 9500-26500 Long flow characteristics; medium viscosity; high transparency; high ion resistance; high shear resistance; high yield value (suspension ability). Excellent rheology modifier in the presence of electrolytes, polymeric emulsification, suitable for aqueous solutions or dispersions containing water-soluble salts.
Carbomer U-21 47000-77000 Short rheology; high transparency; medium viscosity; medium ion resistance; high shear resistance; easy to disperse, with excellent and stable suspension ability. Used in shampoos, shower gels, creams, lotions, skin care with electrolytes, and hair gels.
Carbomer SC-200 55000-85000 Long rheology; high transparency; medium viscosity; ion resistance; high shear resistance; easy to disperse, with excellent and stable suspension ability. It is suitable for soap-based formulations and can replace hydroxycellulose.
Carbomer 690 60000-80000 Very short rheology; high viscosity;high transparency. Applicable to: bath mudDish Care: Machine Dishwashing, Enzyme GelsFabric Care: Laundry Detergent, Liquid DetergentOther Home Care: Pet CareSurface Care: Cleaners

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Here I want to remind everyone to pay attention to the ingredient list when purchasing skin care products. Skin care products are generally rich in ingredients, and the efficacy of each ingredient has different applicability to different skins. If the ingredient list of skin care products is too long, you can only check whether the first few ingredients are suitable, and the latter ingredients are relatively small in content, and their efficacy and stimulation are relatively small. Today I mainly share with you the characteristic application of carbomer in the skin care industry. I hope this sharing can be helpful to everyone.


Post time: May-25-2023