Rheology modifiers

#alltheingredients: Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6) – Rheology modifier

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I was astonished to see such weird information about Sepimax ZEN (INCI: Polyacrylate Crosspolymer-6) out there as I surfed the ‘net and social media over the holidays, so I had to update the ingredient profile on this gorgeous gelling rheology modifier that was designed to handle electrolytes like no other! Here are some posts that...

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#alltheingredients: Sclerotium gum – non-ionic rheology modifier

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Sclerotium gum - a white powder - in a boat atop a silver scale with essential oils in the background

We’re about to meet a gorgeous new age-defying sheet mask with peptides created by the awesome Natalie Skiller, and I realized I hadn’t shared an ingredient profile for sclerotium gum, outside of my e-book, Rheology modifiers: Hydrocolloids, which is quite the oversight. So let’s take a look at this non-ionic thickening and suspending rheology modifier...

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Demythifying the myths: There isn’t a negative interaction between Sepimax ZEN and cetearyl alcohol

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I’ve had some downtime to surf the ‘net and catch up on all kinds of social media posts, and I’ve noticed a few things being said about Rheology modifiers like Sepimax ZEN, Aristoflex AVC, Sepinov EMT 10, and more that are kinda wrong. To help you avoid fish eyes, Jell-o, non- thickening formulas, and general...

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#alltheingredients: Solagum AX (INCI: Acacia Senegal Gum & Xanthan Gum), natural blend of gums, rheology modifier

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We first met SOLAGUM™ AX in a shorter form in my e-book, Rheology modifiers: Hydrocolloids, issued in December 2019. You can find this e-book in the shop – Rheology modifiers: Hydrocolloids – or you would have received this as part of your $10 membership in the month of December 2019.  Let’s take a look at...

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Q&A quickie: Why do we add rheology modifiers to the heated oil phase of an emulsion?

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Great question! These ingredients are used to thicken water. Why would we add it to the heated oil phase of an emulsion? We add something like Sepimax ZEN, Sepinov EMT 10, Xanthan Gum, SOLAGUM™ AX, and so on to the heated oil phase so it won’t start to hydrate while it’s in the water phase,...

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