Ingredient
Sodium Carbomer
Low risk
FunctionThickener
What it is — Sodium Carbomer is the sodium salt of a cross-linked carbomer polymer.
What it does — It acts as a thickening and stabilizing agent, giving gels and lotions their body and helping keep them uniform.
Typical use — Common in gels, serums and lightweight moisturizers.
Who it suits / good to know — Generally suitable across skin types; it is an inert texture-builder rather than an active ingredient.
Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk, an inert polymeric thickener with no known irritation or systemic concerns at cosmetic levels. General information, not medical advice.
Why we grade it Low: Inert polymeric thickener with no known irritation or systemic concerns at cosmetic use levels.
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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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