Ingredients Commonly Used in Hair Care Products: Miscellaneous Polymers

Miscellaneous Polymers:

There are many, and they are used for a variety of purposes.

Carbomer: Polymer used to provide thickening

Dodecanedioic acid/cetearyl alcohol/glycol copolymer: Polymer used to provide thickening

Hydrogenated C6-14 olefin polymers: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products

Hydrogenated ethylene/propylene/styrene copolymer: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products

Polyacrylic acid: Polymer used to provide thickening, emulsification, binding, and film forming on hair

Polymethyl methacrylate: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products

Polyvinyl acetate: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products

Polyvinyl alcohol: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products

PPG: Polymer used to provide thickening and to stabilize emulsions

PPG-25-Laureth-25: Polymer used to provide thickening and to stabilize emulsions

PPG-5 Pentaerithrityl ether: Polymer used to provide thickening and to stabilize emulsions

PPG-75-PEG-300-hexylene glycol: Polymer used to provide thickening

PVP (Polyvinylpyrrolidone”>: Polymer used to provide thickening

PVP/VA (polyvinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer”>: Polymer used to provide thickening

Sodium carbomer: Polymer used to provide thickening

TEA-carbomer: Polymer used to provide thickening

Poloxamer (100-407″>: Polymers used as emulsifiers (emulsion stabilizers”> and surfactants (detergents”>

Poloxamine (followed by a number”>: Polymers used as emulsifiers (emulsion stabilizers”> and surfactants (detergents”>

Polyacrylamidomethylpropane sulfonic acid: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products

Polyethylene terephthalate: Polymer used to form films on hair surface in hair styling products