Other ingredient
Sodium Polyacrylate Starch
A starch-grafted sodium polyacrylate copolymer used as a thickener, texturizer, and oil-absorbing agent in creams and sunscreens.
thickenertexturizer
Benefits
- ✓Absorbs oil and moisture to give a silky, mattifying finish
- ✓Thickens and stabilizes emulsions
- ✓Improves spreadability and skin-feel of sunscreens and moisturizers
No known watch-fors.
In depth
What it does
A starch-grafted sodium polyacrylate copolymer used as a thickener, texturizer, and oil-absorbing agent in creams and sunscreens. As an other ingredient, it is particularly valued for absorbs oil and moisture to give a silky, mattifying finish, thickens and stabilizes emulsions, and improves spreadability and skin-feel of sunscreens and moisturizers.
Skin type guide
Generally well-tolerated across skin types. Patch testing is still recommended when introducing any new ingredient.