A synthetic polymer that forms clear gels.
What it is
Carbomer is a high-molecular-weight polymer of acrylic acid. Once neutralised (for example with sodium hydroxide) it thickens water into a clear gel.
Where it is used
Gels, serums, creams and hand sanitisers.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Functions
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- Gel forming
- Giving the consistency of a gel (a semi-solid preparation with some elasticity) to a liquid preparation.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (1768)
- Vaseline Pro Derma Ultra Moisturizing Body cream · Unilever
- Repair Soothing Gel · Mad Rabbit
- Hair Gel Firm Pro-Vitamin B5 · Enliven Men
- Prodigieuse Hyalu Boost The Smoothing Glow Gel-Cream · Nuxe
- Aloe Soothing Cream Cleanser · The Body Shop
- Moringa Body Yogurt · The Body Shop
- British Rose Body Yogurt · The Body Shop
- Edelweiss Liquid Peel · The Body Shop
- Vitamin C Glow Revealing Liquid Peel · The Body Shop
- Edelweiss Intense Smoothing Day Cream · The Body Shop
- British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask · The Body Shop
- Dewberry Body Yogurt · The Body Shop