Comparing Starch Care and Clay Thick as Stabilizers

You're asking about the difference in stabilizing performance between Starch Care (Maltooligosyl Glucoside/Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate) and Clay Thick (Magnesium Aluminum Silicate) in cream formulations.

Based on the properties of these ingredients:

• Starch Care functions primarily as an emulsion stabilizer in creams. It helps to keep the oil and water phases of your cream mixed together, preventing separation. It also offers the added benefit of providing moisture to the skin.

• Clay Thick (like Lithium Magnesium Sodium Silicate) is more focused on suspending particles and preventing sedimentation. While it can contribute to the stability of a formulation, its main role is often to create a network in the water phase that holds solid particles in suspension without necessarily making the product very thick. It's commonly used in products like sprays to keep ingredients from settling.

In terms of stabilizing a cream's texture and preventing the emulsion from breaking, Starch Care is generally more directly involved in stabilizing the emulsion itself and contributing to the cream's body. Clay thickeners are excellent for suspending pigments or other solid particles and preventing them from settling over time, and can offer some secondary emulsion stability, but they might not provide the same level of overall emulsion stability or viscosity contribution as Starch Care in a typical cream formulation.

So, while both can play a role in formulation stability, they often serve slightly different primary functions. If your main goal is to stabilize the emulsion and add body to a cream, Starch Care is likely the more direct choice. If you need to suspend particles or prevent sedimentation in a thinner system, a clay thickener would be more suitable.