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Carbomer
Explained
Carbomer is a high-molecular weight polymer of acrylic acid. It is used to form gels and thicken formulas.
Due to its large molecular size, carbomer has minimal skin penetration and is considered an inert ingredient.
A high amount of carbomer can cause pilling or balling up of products. Don't worry, most products contain 1% or less of carbomer.
See all 16,538 products with Carbomer
What it does
Emulsion Stabilising
Stabiliziing emulsion, making two non-mixable ingredients stable
Gel Forming
To form gel, a semi-solid
Prevalence
Somewhat common
Percentage of products that contain it
12.7%
Top categories
Moisturizers
Treatments
Masks
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 50%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
0% to
8%
References
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
74820
INCI Name
CARBOMER
EC #
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All Functions
Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Viscosity Controlling
