What is carbomer

Carbomer/Carbopol polymers are cross-linked polyacrylate polymer As high-efficient rheology modifier. They can provide high viscosity, excellent thickening and suspending performance. The Carbomers are all chemically similar, differing from each other in molecular weight and viscosity, then different types such as carbomer /Carbopol polymers 940, 980, 934, 981, 990,20,21.

As the top-2 leading manufacturer of carbomer products in all over the world, We, Anhui Newman fine chemicals Co., ltd business and technical team are full of technical resources in formulating for different applications. NM-Carbomer such as carbomer 980 HC, 940HC, 934, 990, 981, 20 are applied widely in personal care products such as in body washes, facial cleansers, shampoo, hair styling, sun care, hand sanitizer gels, creams, lotions, creams, facial care products.

Why is carbomers used in personal care products?

The Carbomers help to distribute or suspend an insoluble solid in a liquid. They are also used to keep emulsions from separating into their oil and liquid components. Carbomers are often used to control the consistency and flow of cosmetics and personal care products.

Features and properties

Carbomers keep personal care products consistent - when making a cake, you first put in a few ingredients and they’re kind of lumpy and hard to stir evenly? But then, once you’ve been stirring a while and you’ve mixed everything there’s a nice consistency? Well, personal care products ingredients are the same way–without something to make sure everything is mixing correctly, they would just be a big, uneven mess of individual ingredients. Carbomer can help personal care ingredients stay consistent.

Carbomers thicken personal care products - Going back to our cake analogy, think about what would happen if you didn’t put flour in a cake. It would be a goopy, liquid bowl of slippery ingredients. But again, once you put flour in, the batter thickens, and you can pour it in a pan and eventually eat it. It’s the same with personal care–before you put a thickener in your skincare, you’ve basically just got a bunch of liquids. Carbomer 940HC, carbomer 980HC, carbomer 934, carbomer 990, 981 etc. are like the flour that gives the cake batter its thickness, allowing you to spread it on your skin.

Carbomers give personal care products their feel – One of the most appealing things about skincare products is how smooth they feel on the skin. NM-Carbomer 940HC, 980HC ,990, 981, 20 etc are what keep skincare products from feeling uneven and unpleasant.

Carbomers are an emulsifier - Anyone who’s ever tried to mix salad dressing knows how impossible it is to get oil and vinegar to meld. Personal care ingredients are a bit like that–some just don’t want to stay attached to others. To give them a little help, we use an ingredient like NM-Carbomer 940HC, 980HC ,990, 981, 20 etc. which will keep ingredients from separating.

Carbomers work for all skin types - Given how different each personal care can be, it’s no easy feat to find something that works for everyone. NM-Carbomer 940HC, 980HC ,990, 934, 981, 20 etc. work with all skin types, so there’s no need to worry about whether it will work with yours.