Description
Sodium Polyacrylate is the sodium salt of polyacrylic acid.
Sodium Polyacrylate is a super-absorbent polymer. It can absorb 100 to 1000 times its mass in water. As an emollient, Sodium Polyacrylate helps soften and soothe skin. Emollients work by creating a barrier to trap moisture in. This helps keep your skin hydrated.
Sodium Polyacrylate is also used to stabilize products.
Sodium Polyacrylate is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 3.54% of the products in our database containing it.
Also known as: Waterlock
What it does:
Absorbent, Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Skin Conditioning
Where it's used
Sodium Polyacrylate is most often found as ingredient number 17 within an ingredient list.
It is currently used 7449 times inside of skincare routines on SkinSort.
These are the categories of products that use Sodium Polyacrylate the most:
Popular Products That Contain Sodium Polyacrylate
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 79997
- INCI Name: SODIUM POLYACRYLATE
- All Functions: Absorbent, Binding, Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Hair Fixing, Skin Conditioning, Viscosity Controlling
