New Breakthrough in Facial Cleanser Thickening Technology

Are you troubled by these issues when developing facial cleanser formulations? Gels tend to be soft and shapeless, while creams easily turn grainy. Insufficient thickener leads to poor forming, but too much makes the product sticky and hard to spread on the palm. In winter, it easily becomes jelly-like and difficult to squeeze out.

Worry no more! Here’s the ultimate all-rounder for facial cleansers — VeThick SF34 Thickener. It excels in every aspect: thickening performance, stability, spreadability and clarity, delivering perfect results across the board.

01 Three Core Advantages That Outperform Traditional Thickeners

VeThick SF34 is an acrylic acid/C10-30 alkyl acrylate crosspolymer, a low-viscosity liquid polymer produced by emulsion polymerization of acrylic acid and acrylates. With its unassuming structure, this ingredient delivers exceptional performance：

High-efficiency thickening

As the dosage increases, the viscosity of VeThick SF34 aqueous solution rises exponentially (at 25℃, pH 7.2–7.5). Ideal consistency can be achieved with only a small amount.

In tests on sodium glycinate cleansers, VeThick SF34 demonstrates significantly superior thickening performance.Moreover, its viscosity remains high and stable across a wide pH range with minimal fluctuation, greatly improving formulation efficiency.

Excellent thermal & cold stability

For self-crystallizing cleansers, a high gelation point (>50℃) leads to slow cooling and overly hard texture, while a low gelation point (<35℃) causes liquefaction and separation at high temperatures.VeThick SF34 delivers a gelation point of approximately 46.8℃ for sodium glycinate cleansers, effectively improving thermal stability and preventing separation or agglomeration caused by temperature changes for more consistent product quality.

It also effectively solves the seasonal problems of cleansing gels:At 40–45°C, gels with VeThick SF34 maintain an attractive, firm shape without sagging; at 5–10°C, they do not turn jelly-like and can be easily squeezed out.

Excellent Clarity

Over a wide pH range, aqueous solutions of VeThick SF34 achieve a light transmittance of ≥85% (completely clear to the naked eye), with transparency barely affected by pH. It easily creates crystal-clear cleansing gels.

02 Suitable for all facial cleanser categories and versatile for multiple applications.

In a test system containing 30% surfactant, VeThick SF34 shows excellent thickening performance for various surfactants, and is highly compatible with amino acid, soap-based, and compound surfactant systems.

With its outstanding overall performance and compatibility, it brings greater advantages to facial cleanser formulations:

Easy to formulate: Delivers high-efficiency thickening and excellent suspension stability, with minimal impact on foam. Compatible with a wide range of surfactant systems including amino acid, soap-based, and AES.
Easy spreadability: The paste spreads smoothly in the palm, facilitating rapid lathering.
Enhanced skin feel: rinses off easily with no residue, leaves skin moisturized and comfortable, avoids dryness, and balances cleansing power with gentleness.

One-stop solution to meet formulation needs across all facial cleanser categories：

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Featuring high-efficiency thickening, wide compatibility and stable performance, VeThick SF34 overcomes many limitations of traditional thickeners.It not only significantly improves the quality and user experience of facial cleansers, but also simplifies formulation development.If you are interested, please contact customer service to request a sample.

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