Veggie gel 275 / Transparent thickener

Description

INCI: C15-19 Alkane, Hydrogenated Styrene/Isoprene Copolymer
Biodegradable
Recommended concentration: 1-90%

Ideal for sunscreen, skin care, lip gloss and other cosmetic products.
The soft, silky texture is irresistible for your favorite products, offering freshness and comfort on the skin.

Advantages

• Transparent, crystal clear, tasteless and non-greasy gel.
• An easy-to-use thickener for your environmentally friendly formulations.
• It mixes with most oils.

Oil* from renewable organic plant origin: main component

• Biosourced*: sunflower origin
• GMO-free
• Reduces energy consumption (cold process)
• Good for the environment

Properties

Veggie gel is a non-aqueous gel with an original texture. It is specially adapted for use in cosmetic formulations. This gel is suitable for many types of applications. The thermally stable texture of the gel offers considerable advantages for handling and production.

Look

• High gloss, crystal clear
• Silky, smooth texture on the skin
• Improved stability
• Stabilization of water/oil (w/w) emulsions
• Homogeneous dispersion of particles (pigment flakes, etc.)
• Rheology modification
• Compatible with natural oils, polar oils and esters
• Increases the viscosity of the oil phase
• Forms a protective film
• Simple and uniform application
• Moisturizing effect
• Hydrophobic: water-resistant by creating a protective layer that resists washing off.
• Gradual release of perfume.

APPLICATION

Veggie Gel flows at room temperature and has no special mechanical properties; it spreads nicely, is water-resistant and finds application in all forms of cosmetic creams, skin care and sunscreen creams, deodorants, lipsticks, etc.

It has proven itself excellently in use as a thickener or gelling agent for vegetable, synthetic, silicone and mineral oils as well as numerous fatty alcohols, esters and polybutenes.

Veggie Gel is non-toxic and non-irritating.