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Carbomer
Explained
Carbomer is a polymer of acrylic acid. Its main role is to create a gel consistency.
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 11,750 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
12.6%
Top categories
Moisturizers
Treatments
Masks
Position
Predominant list placement
Bottom 50%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
0% to
8%
References
Products with Carbomer
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
74820
INCI Name
CARBOMER
EC #
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All Functions
Emulsion Stabilising, Gel Forming, Viscosity Controlling
