A-Z of Cosmetic Ingredients and Terms
Carbomers help give cosmetic and personal care products their texture and consistency.
A carbomer is a polymer, which means it is a large substance, made up of a chain of smaller units linked together.
The building blocks of carbomers are water-loving molecules, which allows carbomers to be very effective at changing the consistency and thickness of cosmetic products.
Carbomers help give cosmetic and personal care products their texture and consistency and can be used to thicken creams, giving them a gel-like texture.
Carbomers help keep ingredients evenly mixed, and makes products smoother and easier to apply.
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