Sorbet Gel Maker™
White powder gel-maker for water-based cosmetics that disperses easily, does not require neutralizing, and builds an opaque sorbet-like gel texture.
Sorbet Gel Maker is a white acrylic polymer gel-maker designed for water-based cosmetic systems that need a soft opaque gel structure rather than a crystal-clear carbomer style finish.
In practical formulation work it disperses into water easily, hydrates into body without a separate neutralization step, and helps create a whipped, sorbet-like texture that feels cushiony and rich while still staying process-friendly.
This profile makes it useful when the formulator wants a milky or opaque gel-cream look, moderate suspension support, and straightforward batch processing for masks, gel creams, sorbet moisturizers, and other water-rich textures.
Product Description: Sorbet Gel Maker functions as a rheology modifier for aqueous cosmetic formulas. Compared with neutralization-dependent acrylic systems, it is positioned as an easier-to-use structure builder: disperse, hydrate, and build body directly in the water phase. The resulting texture is not aimed at a glass-clear gel; instead it forms an opaque, soft-focus gel network with a creamy sorbet-like visual. This makes it suitable for products where sensory body, cushion, and a whipped appearance are part of the concept. At the recommended range it can raise viscosity, improve phase uniformity, and support a thicker gel-cream or sorbet texture in water-rich systems.
Usage: Sorbet gel, gel-cream, cream, lotion, mask, and other water-based cosmetic textures that need opaque body and easy processing.
Mixing method:
- Add to the water phase slowly with moderate stirring to wet the powder evenly and reduce lumping.
- Allow enough hydration time for the polymer to fully build viscosity; avoid rushing the batch before the texture has developed.
- Best suited to water-rich systems that target a soft opaque gel or sorbet-like texture. Avoid unnecessary high heat and excessive shear once the viscosity has formed.
Usage rate: 1-3% depending on the desired viscosity and texture density. Around 1% gives lighter body, while 2-3% moves toward a denser opaque sorbet-gel texture.
Product characteristics: White powder; easy water dispersion; forms an opaque sorbet-like gel texture.
Solubility: Dispersible in water; hydrates to form an opaque gel structure rather than a fully clear solution.
Storage: Keep tightly closed in a dry place at room temperature. Protect from moisture pickup before use.
- White powder; easy to disperse in water; forms opaque sorbet-like gel
- Room (25-40C)
- 24 Months from manufacturing or testing date.
- 1.00% - 3.00%
- 2.00%
- Add into water phase. Heat tolerant.
- Heat Tolerant
- 3.50 - 7.00
- Dispersible in water, Dispersible in cream or gel base
- Cream, Lotion, Clear Gel, Mask
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| Test Name | Specification |
|---|---|
| Appearance | Fine White Powder |
| Odor | None |
| Loss on Drying, % | 0.00 / 10.00 |
| Microbiology | Total bacterial count < 100 cfu/g (ml); Yeast and mold < 100 cfu/g (ml); No gram negative or positive |
| Absorption Capacity (g/g) 0.9% Saline | 45.0 / 65.0 |
| Residual Monomer, ppm | <200 ppm |
| Particle size, μm | 99% thru 200 mesh |
| Identification | Close to IR Spectrum of standard. |
| Apparent Density, gm/cbi | 13.00 / 15.00 |
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