Polymers & Resins
Acrylates/Beheneth-25 Methacrylate Copolymer
CAS 156798-18-4
A hydrophobically modified acrylic copolymer used as an associative rheology modifier and thickener. Copolymers of this class are used as rheology modifiers and thickeners that build viscosity and stabilize aqueous personal-care and household formulations on neutralization.
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Polymers & Resins
Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer
CAS 176429-87-1
A hydrophobically modified acrylic thickener that emulsifies and gels oily phases with minimal additional emulsifier. It is used as a rheology modifier, emulsion stabilizer and gelling agent that thickens and stabilizes emulsions, including those with high oil or electrolyte loads.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer
CAS 676168-27-7
An associative acrylic thickener engineered to build viscosity and stabilize surfactant and emulsion systems. Copolymers of this class function as rheology modifiers and thickeners, building viscosity and providing suspension and emulsion stability in aqueous personal-care and household formulations.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Acrylic Acid/AMPS Copolymer (AA/AMPS)
CAS 40623-75-4
A water-soluble acrylic copolymer used as a scale inhibitor and dispersant in water treatment. Copolymers of this class are used in water treatment as scale inhibitors and dispersants, controlling calcium, phosphate, and iron scale in cooling water, boilers, and reverse-osmosis systems.
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Specialty Additives
Agar
CAS 9002-18-0
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Amorphous Silica (Synthetic Amorphous Silica, Silicon Dioxide)
CAS 7631-86-9
A versatile synthetic silica engineered for flow, rheology, and reinforcement across powders, liquids, and rubber. It is used as an anti-caking and free-flow agent in powders, a liquid carrier and adsorbent, a viscosity-control/thickening agent, a defoamer, a mild abrasive, and a reinforcing filler in rubber…
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Angelica Root Extract
CAS 84775-41-7
A botanical extract carrying angelica's characteristic aromatic profile for flavor and fragrance use. Its established use is as a flavor and fragrance ingredient, including perfumery compositions and the flavoring of beverages and spirits.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Apricot Seed Powder (Prunus Armeniaca Seed Powder)
CAS 68650-44-2
A naturally derived mechanical exfoliant offering a microbead alternative for scrubs. Its established personal-care function is as a natural mechanical exfoliant and abrasive in scrubs and cleansers.
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Argan Oil (Argania Spinosa Kernel Oil)
CAS 223747-87-3
A premium fixed plant oil sold for both cosmetic and culinary applications. Its established uses are as an emollient and skin/hair-conditioning oil in cosmetics and as an edible culinary oil.
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Beeswax
CAS 8012-89-3
A versatile natural insect wax that structures, emulsifies, and protects across candles, polishes, and cosmetic formulations. It is used in candles, in furniture and leather polishes, as a coating and modeling wax, and as an emollient, emulsifier, and structuring agent in cosmetics.
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Specialty Additives
Behenyl Alcohol (Docosanol, C22-OH)
CAS 661-19-8
A solid C22 fatty alcohol for emollient, co-emulsifier, and lubricant applications. Established uses include cosmetic emollients and co-emulsifiers, lubricants, synthetic fibers, and service as an evaporation retardant on water surfaces.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Bentonite (Montmorillonite Clay)
CAS 1302-78-9
A swelling montmorillonite clay that delivers binding, suspension, and adsorption performance across foundry, drilling, and processing operations. It is used as a binder in foundry molding and core sands, as the principal viscosifier in drilling muds, as an iron-ore pelletizing binder, and as an adsorbent…
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Specialty Additives
Beta-D-Glucan (Beta-Glucan)
CAS 9051-97-2
A glucose-polysaccharide soluble fiber for supplement, food, and personal-care formulation. PubChem/CIR list Beta-Glucan as a cosmetic ingredient; beta-glucans are also used in dietary-supplement and functional-food applications.
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Specialty Additives
Beta-Glucan
CAS 51052-65-4
A polysaccharide concentrate for nutraceutical and personal-care formulation. Beta-glucans are CIR-listed cosmetic ingredients and are also used in dietary-supplement and functional-food applications.
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Specialty Additives
Calcium Caseinate
CAS 9005-43-0
A milk-derived protein ingredient used for protein fortification, emulsification, and texture in processed foods. As a food-grade dairy protein it is used for protein fortification and as an emulsifier, water/fat binder, and texturizing agent in processed foods, nutritional products, and coffee whiteners.
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Specialty Additives
Calcium Lignosulfonate
CAS 8061-52-7
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Calcium Silicate
CAS 1344-95-2
A high-absorbency mineral additive that keeps powders free-flowing and reinforces compounded materials. It is used as an anti-caking and free-flow agent in powders, as an absorbent for liquids and gases, as a reinforcing filler in elastomers and plastics, and as a constituent of lime glass,…
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Polymers & Resins
Carbomer
CAS 9003-01-4
A high-molecular-weight acrylic acid polymer that swells into clear, high-yield gels at very low use levels. After neutralization in water it forms clear gels; it is used as a thickener, gelling agent, emulsion stabilizer and suspending agent across personal-care, household and industrial formulations.
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Polymers & Resins
Carbomer (Carbomer 940)
CAS 9007-20-9
A crosslinked polyacrylic-acid thickener that gels and stabilizes formulations at fractional-percent loadings. It is used as a rheology modifier, thickener, gelling agent, and emulsion/suspension stabilizer, effective at low loadings to build viscosity and form clear gels.
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Polymers & Resins
Carboxymethyl Cellulose
CAS 9000-11-7
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Specialty Additives
Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC, Cellulose Gum)
CAS 9004-32-4
A water-soluble cellulose ether delivering thickening, water retention, and suspension across food and industrial systems. It is used as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier; in drilling muds, detergents, paints, adhesives, printing inks, and textile sizes; and as a protective colloid and viscosity modifier.
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Carnauba Wax
CAS 8015-86-9
The hardest commercial natural wax, prized for the high gloss and elevated melt point it brings to polishes and coatings. It is used to impart gloss and hardness in automotive, furniture, and shoe polishes, as a coating and release agent, in paper and surface coatings,…
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Specialty Additives
Carrageenan
CAS 9000-07-1
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Acids & Salts
Casein (Acid Casein)
CAS 9000-71-9
A milk-derived protein binder long used in adhesives, coated papers, and industrial finishes. Industrial uses include adhesives, paper coatings, paints, casein plastics, and man-made fibers, and it serves as a protective colloid, emulsifying agent, and binder.
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Specialty Additives
Cetostearyl Alcohol (Cetearyl Alcohol)
CAS 67762-27-0
A workhorse fatty-alcohol blend that builds body and stabilizes oil-in-water emulsions across creams, lotions, and surfactant systems. It functions as an emollient, emulsion stabilizer, and opacifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations, and as a thickening and viscosity-building agent.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Cetyl Alcohol (1-Hexadecanol)
CAS 36653-82-4
A C16 fatty alcohol that thickens, opacifies, and stabilizes emulsions while leaving a smooth emollient feel. It is used as an emollient, emulsion modifier, and opacifying agent in cosmetics and as an emulsifying and stiffening aid in pharmaceutical preparations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Cetyl Esters Wax (Synthetic Spermaceti)
A synthetic spermaceti-type wax that adds structure and a smooth, velvety slip to creams, sticks, and balms. It is used in cosmetic and topical formulations as an emollient and as a consistency- and viscosity-building (stiffening) agent.
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Esters
Cetyl Palmitate (Hexadecyl Palmitate)
CAS 540-10-3
An ester wax that adds structure and a smooth, non-greasy emollient feel to creams and sticks. It is used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Chitin
CAS 1398-61-4
An abundant natural aminopolysaccharide and the parent biopolymer of chitosan. It is used primarily as the feedstock for chitosan production and finds direct application in agriculture, water treatment, food-packaging films, cosmetics, and textiles.
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Specialty Additives
Croscarmellose Sodium (Cross-Linked Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium)
CAS 74811-65-7
A cross-linked cellulose-gum superdisintegrant used to drive rapid tablet break-up. Used as a superdisintegrant excipient in pharmaceutical and nutraceutical tablets and capsules, where it swells on wetting to break dosage forms apart.
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Specialty Additives
Dehydroxanthan Gum
CAS 11138-66-2
A modified xanthan derivative that builds clear, stable gels and films in modern personal-care textures. It is used as a rheology modifier, gel former, and film former in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Diatomaceous Earth (Diatomite, DE)
CAS 68855-54-9
A flux-calcined siliceous fossil meal supplied in bulk as a high-flow filter aid and functional filler. Its high porosity and surface area make it a standard filter aid, and it also serves as a functional filler, mild abrasive, and absorbent.
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Acids & Salts
Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)
CAS 7757-93-9
A calcium-phosphate mineral source spanning feed, food leavening, and dental formulations. It is used as a mineral supplement and source of calcium and phosphorus in animal feed, as a leavening agent and food additive, as a mild abrasive and mineral source in dental products, and…
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Dimethicone Crosspolymer
CAS 300-00-5
A crosslinked silicone network that thickens and gels the oil phase while imparting a soft, powdery after-feel. In cosmetic ingredient nomenclature it functions as a thickening, gelling, and sensory-modifying agent for the oil phase of personal-care formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
Ethylene Glycol Distearate (Glycol Distearate, EGDS)
CAS 627-83-8
A stearate diester that delivers pearlescence and body to surfactant formulations. In surfactant systems it imparts a pearl or opaque appearance while also acting as an emulsifier, emollient, and viscosity modifier.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Fumed Silica (Pyrogenic Silica, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide)
CAS 112945-52-5
A pyrogenic silica that builds viscosity and controls flow at low loadings across liquids and powders. It is used as a thickening and anti-settling agent, as an anti-caking agent in powders and foods, as a pharmaceutical excipient, and as a viscosity-controlling and bulking ingredient in…
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Specialty Additives
Gellan Gum
CAS 71010-52-1
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Glycerides, C12-18
CAS 67701-26-2
A blended fatty-acid glyceride lipid supplied as an emollient and emulsifier base for formulators. It is supplied as a lipid base for personal-care and related formulations.
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Glyceryl Distearate (Distearin)
CAS 1323-83-7
A glyceryl diester (distearin) used as an opacifier, pearlizing agent, and co-emulsifier/viscosity builder in personal-care and industrial emulsions.
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Glyceryl Monopalmitate (Monopalmitin)
CAS 542-44-9
A C16 monoglyceride (1-monopalmitin) used as a nonionic co-emulsifier, emollient, and consistency/structuring agent in creams, lotions, and stick formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
Glyceryl Monostearate SE (GMS)
CAS 123-94-4
Acid-tolerant self-emulsifying monostearate that builds body and stability in a single addition. Used as a primary O/W emulsifier, opacifier, and consistency agent in cosmetic emulsions, and as an emulsifier and release aid in food and industrial applications.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Glyceryl Stearate (Glyceryl Monostearate, GMS)
CAS 31566-31-1
Workhorse nonionic monoglyceride that stabilizes emulsions and adds richness across personal-care, food, and polymer systems. Used in cosmetic emulsions as an emulsifying and consistency agent, in foods as an emulsifier and firming agent, and industrially as an anti-static agent, plasticizer, and lubricant.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Glyceryl Stearate Self-Emulsifying Beads (GMS-SE)
CAS 68308-54-3
Dust-controlled bead form of self-emulsifying monostearate for clean handling and fast dispersion. Used as a primary emulsifier, opacifier, and consistency agent in cosmetic creams and lotions, and as an emulsifier/release aid in food and industrial systems.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Glyceryl Stearate Self-Emulsifying Flakes (GMS-SE)
CAS 11099-07-3
Flake form of self-emulsifying monostearate for rapid melt-in and easy weigh-out. Used as a primary emulsifier, opacifier, and consistency agent in cosmetic emulsions and as an emulsifier/release aid in food and industrial applications.
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Specialty Additives
Guar Gum (Guaran, E412)
CAS 9000-30-0
Cold-water-soluble galactomannan that delivers high viscosity at low dose across food and oilfield fluids. Used as a thickener, stabilizer, and water-binder in food (E412), as a gellant in oilfield hydraulic-fracturing fluids, and in textile printing, paper, mining, and personal-care formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Gypsum (Calcium Sulfate Dihydrate)
CAS 10101-41-4
The base mineral behind wallboard and plaster, also valued as a cement set regulator and calcium-and-sulfur soil amendment. It is used to manufacture wallboard and plaster of Paris, as a set-control additive in Portland cement, as an agricultural soil amendment, and as a filler in…
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Hectorite
CAS 12173-47-6
A smectite clay whose swelling platelets build thixotropic structure and suspend particles in water-based systems. It is used as a rheology modifier, viscosity-control and suspending agent and as an absorbent and bulking agent in personal-care, coatings and industrial formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
CAS 9004-61-9
A high-molecular-weight polysaccharide biopolymer supplied as a humectant for premium skincare lines. In personal-care manufacturing it is used as a humectant and skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
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