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Lotioncrafter GMS Credit Card Processing		Policies | My Account | Customer Rewards Points | Contact Us INCI | MSDS/Tech Data | Reference Room | Formulary Calculators | Flashpoint Calculator | Search the Site You are here... Lotioncrafter :: Thickeners 15% off our ever popular UltraMini Mister! Just add them to your cart and the discount will be taken automatically. 20% off Germall Plus Powder. Just add it to your cart and the discount will be taken automatically. 20% off Reed Diffuser Kits! Just add it to your cart and the discount will be taken automatically. more offers   Sort by:     SKU     Product     Price      Default     See details Behenyl Alcohol SKU: BHNYL-08 Natural vegetable source long chain fatty alcohol used to regulate viscosity in formulations. It functions as a thickener and stabilizer and may be used as a co-emulsifier. May be used in anhydrous formulations such as ointments, body butters and scrubs. Priced From: $6.75 Order/View Product Information See details Cetearyl Alcohol NF SKU: CTRYL-08 Cetearyl Alcohol NF (30/70)- Vegetable source fatty alcohol derived from natural oils and fats (cetyl and stearyl alcohol) used to thicken and stabilize formulations. Cetearyl Alcohol imparts an emollient feel to the skin. Priced From: $4.00 Order/View Product Information See details Cetyl Alcohol NF SKU: CA-08 Cetyl Alcohol is a fatty alcohol used as an emulsion stabilizer and opacifier, adding body and viscosity to creams and lotions. It can enhance the texture and feel of formulations, including scrubs, whipped butters and lotion bars. Priced From: $4.00 Order/View Product Information See details Cetyl Esters NF SKU: CETYLS-04 Cetyl Esters NF is a wax mixture consisting primarily of esters of saturated fatty alcohols and saturated fatty acids. It can be used in emulsions and anhydrous products to impart a lubricous feel and soft gloss to these formulations. It can also increase viscosity and improve stability. Priced From: $2.50 Order/View Product Information See details Hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) SKU: HEC-02 Hydroxyethylcellulose is a non-ionic, water soluble polymer used as a thickening agent for aqueous cosmetic and personal care formulations. It will produce crystal clear gel products and thicken the aqueous phase of cosmetic emulsions. It can be also be used to efficiently thicken shampoos, body ... Priced From: $3.75 Order/View Product Information See details Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) SKU: HPMC-02 Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose (HPMC) is multifunctional as a lubricant, foam enhancer and stabilizer, thickener, emulsion stabililzer and film former for hair and skin care products. HPMC is especially useful in surfactant systems for its foam enhancing properties, helping with the formation of b... Priced From: $3.75 Order/View Product Information See details LipidThix SKU: LIPIDTHIX-04 LipidThix™ is simply vegetable oil that has been hydrogenated to a powdered form. Soluble in oils, it is ideal for thickening oil soluble products and can be used in balms, butters, salves and scrubs. Creation of a butter such as avocado butter is as simple as melting 15% LipidThix with 85... Priced From: $4.50 Order/View Product Information See details Lotioncrafter GMS SKU: GMS-08 The monoester of glycerin and stearic acid, glyceryl stearate is used as an emulsifying and skin conditioning agent. It is both an opacifier and a viscosity builder in emulsions. Priced From: $5.00 Order/View Product Information See details Myristic Acid SKU: MYR-08 Vegetable source fatty acid used to thicken creams and lotions. Used in soapmaking to boost lather and conditioning. Priced From: $4.45 Order/View Product Information See details Oliwax LC SKU: OLIWAXLC-02 Oliwax LC is a vegetable Liquid Crystal promoter designed to stabilize oil-in-water emulsions and to improve the texture of emulsions. As a Liquid Crystal promoter, it is able to re-organize the emulsion’s microscopic structure, acting as an emulsion stabilizing agent. The lamellar liq... Priced From: $3.85 Order/View Product Information See details Palmitic Acid SKU: PalmA-08 Vegetable source fatty acid used primarily in soapmaking. When solubilized and saponified, it gives a dense and stable foam. Priced From: $4.45 Order/View Product Information See details Stearic Acid NF SKU: STEA-08 Vegetable source fatty acid used to thicken and stabilize formulations. Also used as a hardener in stick products and in soap. Priced From: $1.95 Order/View Product Information See details Stearyl Alcohol NF SKU: SA-08 Stearyl Alcohol NF is a fatty alcohol used as an emulsion stabilizer and opacifier, adding body and viscosity to creams and lotions. It can enhance the texture and feel of formulations, including scrubs, whipped butters and lotion bars. Priced From: $5.50 Order/View Product Information See details Xanthan Gum SKU: XANTHAN-02 Xanthan Gum is a natural gum polysaccharide created through fermentation of sugar (glucose or sucrose) by Xanthomonas campestris bacteria. It is used as a food additive, and in cosmetics, as a thickener or rheology modifier and emulsion stabilizer. Xanthan gum produces a large increase in the... Priced From: $4.75 Order/View Product Information