SODIUM CARBOMER

Function
emulsion stabilising, film forming, gel forming, viscosity controlling
CAS
73298-57-4
Comedogenic
0–1DERIVED, not measured: no member of the cellulose_thickener family that Fulton 1989 tested scored 2 or above. Supporting rows -- Carboxymethylcellulose 0, Carboxypropylcellulose 1, Hydroxypropylcellulose 1, Carbomer 940 1, PVP 0 -- every thickener in Table I is 0 or 1. This ingredient itself was not tested; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
Appears in
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Definition

2-Propenoic acid, polymer with 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propane-1,3-diol 2-propenyl ether, sodium salts

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.