LEARN / MATERIAL FUNCTION
Explore existing library materials with a source-linked thickener / rheology modifier assignment.
These assignments describe a documented material function. The individual source may concern a particular supplier grade or application. Open a material’s evidence before using it in a formula.
15 source-linked library assignments. Matching a function does not establish compatibility, safety or a greener replacement.
CAS 106-14-9
Recorded function: Oil gelling agent; grease-soap precursor; pigment grinding aid.
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
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Recorded function: Water-soluble rheology modifier
Listed in BASF’s 2023 sunscreen-development brochure. No SPF, safety, or efficacy claim is assigned here.
CAS 661-19-8
Recorded function: Fatty-acid / fatty-alcohol research
Documented general function only; supplier-grade and application scope remain unchanged.
CAS 36653-82-4
Recorded function: Fatty-alcohol raw material, emulsion stabilizer, co-emulsifier and thickener
Cetyl alcohol, or 1-hexadecanol, is a fatty-alcohol raw material for surfactants and an emulsion stabilizer, co-emulsifier and thickener. Kao identifies use in creams, lotions, lipstick consistency and hair-conditioning formulations.
CAS 8001-78-3
Recorded function: Gelling agent; viscosity modifier; structuring / consistency agent.
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
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Recorded function: Rheology
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
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Recorded function: Rheology
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
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Recorded function: Rheology
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
CAS 112-72-1
Recorded function: Fatty-alcohol intermediate for surfactants and personal-care formulations
C14 fatty alcohol, also called 1-tetradecanol, used as a surfactant raw material, emulsion stabilizer, thickener and texture modifier.
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Recorded function: Rheology
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
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Recorded function: Rheology
Supplier-grade/general function only; this does not establish compatibility with a starter formula, lower hazard, an EcoSafe rating or a verified environmental improvement.
CAS 7631-86-9
Recorded function: Rheology, anti-settling and reinforcing additive for liquid and polymer formulations
For the verified AEROSIL 200 grade, silica provides rheology/thixotropy control, anti-settling/thickening, silicone-rubber reinforcement and powder flow/anticaking functions.