Description

Carbomer 940  also known as Carbopol 940,  is a gelling thickener useful for formulating crystal clear gels as well as stabilizing emulsions.  It is a very versatile, safe and  highly efficient thickener, rheology modifier,  providing high viscosity and clear liquid  for making a wide variety of customized gels, creams, skin and hair care products and clear gels and viscous liquids.

Carbomer 940 is a polyvinyl carboxy polymer also used as a viscosity enhancer, gelling agent, or suspension agent. Carbomer 940 is cross linked with ethers of pentaerythritol, and is used primarily in systems where sparkling clarity or a sharp viscosity response is required.

Carbomer 940 will impart unbelievalbe softness and glide, comparable to the glycols, when added to your formulations.

Carbomer 940 can be used to thicken surfactant systems, and to create suspension products. It is excellent when you need to suspend heavy particles. Viscosity actually has nothing to do with the ability of a product to suspend items such as jojoba beads or capispheres. For instance, a very thick shower gel will allow the beads to either sink or rise while a water thin product that contains Carbomer can suspend ball bearings. This is because the Carbomer forms a network that can trap and suspend the beads very effectively.

Carbomer 940 can also be used to create gel products very easily and cost effectively. Carbomer viscosity allows the incorporation of different fragrance and essential oils much better than standard surfactant thickeners. When surfactant thickeners are used, fragrance and essential oils can get into the middle of the micellar structure of the gel formed and interfere with the structure to have a dramatic effect on surfactant system stability. By contrast, the network created by Carbomer 940 is not influenced in this way.

Country of Origin: USA

INCI: Carbomer

Common Names: Carbomer 940, Carbopol 940 or Carbomer

Appearance: Fine white powder

Solubility: water

Manufacturer Suggested Usage: 0.25-1%

Common Uses/ Benefits

It is commonly used in systems where sparkling clarity is needed, It is also used as a viscosity enhancer, gelling agent, suspension agent and stabilizer in cosmetic and hair care formulations.

BENEFITS

• High viscosity builder and stabilizer
• Short flow properties
• High suspending ability
• High viscosity
• High clarity
• Compatible with other materials used in styling gels

Applications

• Hair styling gels
• Hydroalcoholic gels
• Moisturizing gels
• Bath gels
• Hand, body, and face lotions
• Creams typical usage is 0.1 to 1.5 % depending on the thickness desired.

Storage: Store is a tightly closed container. Away from moisture, heat, cold. Carbomer 940 is very hygroscopic and will clump with moisture.