These are thickeners that are often added to hair care products.

Written by on Sep 30, 2010

Thickeners are added in order to make hair care products denser and more pliable.

Aluminum stearates/isostearates/myristates/laurates/palmitates—any mixture thereof
Glycol distearate
Hydrogenated castor oil
Hydrogenated castor oil hydroxystearate
Hydrogenated castor oil isostearate
Hydrogenated castor oil stearate
Hydrogenated castor PEG-8 esters
PEG150 distearate


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