INCI Name: Sodium Acrylates / Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer (and) Mineral Oil (and) Trideceth-6

 

Description:

Gelmaker ULTRA is an anionic acrylic copolymer dispersed in medicinal grade white oil. It is typically used as thickener for aqueous solutions and stable O/W emulsions at any stage of manufacture. It requires no pre-mixing or special storage facilities, even at low pH.

Typical applications:

Gelmaker ULTRA is design for use in a range of and applications in the cosmetic industry. Typically it is used to enhance the performance of skin and hair care formulations. A typical application level in a skin cream is around 0.4 – 4 % Gelmaker ULTRA as supplied.

─ Can be added to cold aqueous simply by agitation.

─ Aids suspension and stabilization of organic inorganic pigment.

─ High thickening efficiency, hence low usage levels in many applications.

─ Gives good uniform performance, this reproducibility is unattainable with natural gums.

─ Stable emulsion capability at broad pH range from 2 to 11

 Prime Functions:

─ Thickener

─ Suspending agent

─ Stabilizing agent

─ Emulsifying agent

─ Promotes good spreading characteristics

─ Opacifier

 Typical properties

Nature: Non – aqueous liquid dispersion of a polymer

Appearance: Mobile liquid

Color: Off white

Odor: Slight acrylic

Solids %: > 55

Viscosity as supplied (25oC): 600 – 1200 cps (Brookfield LVT sp.3; 30 rpm)

Viscosity of 1% solution at pH6: 10,000 – 15,000 cps (Brookfield LVT sp.6; 20 rpm)

Viscosity of 1% solution at pH3: 6,000 – 10,000 cps (Brookfield LVT sp.6; 20 rpm)

pH of 1% solution: 5.2 – 6.2

 Properties of Gelmaker ULTRA:

Gelmaker ULTRA is supplied in a concentrated liquid form that is freeze thaw stable. Gelmaker ULTRA allows the formulator to eliminate several stages from normal procedure. Gelmaker ULTRA eliminates the need to select specific nonionic emulsifiers in skin care systems. Gelmaker ULTRA eliminates the need to calculate H.L.B. No need to select specific nonionic emulsifiers in skin cares systems. No neutralization is required to generate viscosity build. Sodium chloride is not required to obtain viscosity build. Gelmaker ULTRA is designed for use in the presence of anionic and nonionic ingredients. Gelmaker ULTRA gives good emollients and rubs in characteristics in skin creams and lotions.

 Formulating with Gelmaker ULTRA:

Gelmaker ULTRA is designed for use in the presence of anionic and nonionic ingredients. It is particularly effective when formulating around pH 2 – 11. Gelmaker ULTRA can be used in formulations containing a wide range of oil and fat or silicone ingredients up to a total of 30%. This enables the simple formulation of skin creams without heating or the use of further emulsifiers.

 Typical application use levels:

Cosmetic Emulsion base agent, Thickening base agent, use dosage as 0.4 – 4.0%

Foundations and Make-up Remover thickening agent, use dosage as 0.1 – 1.0

 

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