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ViscOptima™ SE
Multifunctional anionic rheology modifier. Thickens up to 65,000 cPs at 2%, auto-emulsifies up to 30% oil or silicone and adds unbeatable smooth, silky and dry aesthetics to a formulation through the use of Crodamol STS emollient ester technology. Suitable for use in luxurious O/W creams and lotions via hot and cold processes, where formulations can be pumpable or sprayable.

INCI name

Sodium Polyacrylate (and) Ethylhexyl Cocoate (and) PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Myristate (and) Polysorbate 20

ViscOptima SE
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Product details

Physical form at 25°C

  • Liquid

Chemistry

  • Synthetic polymers

Functions

  • Rheology / viscosity modifiers

Regional availability

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • N America

Applications

  • Bath, shower & soaps
  • Antiperspirants & deodorants
  • Body care
  • Eye colour
  • Eye contour care
  • Face / neck skin care
  • Face colour
  • Facial cleansers
  • Lip care
  • Shaving / hair removal
  • Sun protection

Consumer benefit

  • Sensitive skin

Ingredient origin

  • Plant derived
  • Petrochemical derived

Composition information

  • Preservative free
  • EDTA free

% Renewable

  • 22

% Natural origin content – ISO 16128

  • 22

Typicals

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Formulations

Soothing Eye Gel

This smooth and creamy gel contains EYELISS™ and PHYTEXCELL™ CUCUMBER to sooth and reduce puffiness. VISCOPTIMA™ SE creates the unique texture and excellent skin feel, so no additional emulsifiers are necessary.

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Dual-Action Youth Extender

Boost your skin’s defense against environmental damage with this plant cell activated complex. MARRUCELL™ maximizes your "natural protection factor" by boosting your skin's detoxifying enzymes so they are ready "on-demand" when you face the elements. GARDECELL™ is a triple targeted collagen system...

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Ultra Light and Watery UV Cream SPF 15

This is a sun protection cream with a lightweight feel, absorbs quickly with no greasy after-feel. It also gives a burst of water upon application with a cooling sensation for a refreshing start to the day. This sunscreen utilizes a combination of our titanium dioxide dispersions Solaveil CT-200 and...

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Shea Repair Facial Anti-ageing Cream

An ideal combination of emulsifiers, Crodafos™ CES and ViscOptima™ SE smooth the skin while being super easy to spread! Seatons™ Shea Nut Butter melts and sinks into skin for a luxurious sensorial effect, and Matrixyl™ 3000, an innovative anti-ageing active, promotes wrinkle smoothing and improves...

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Body Butter

This easy to formulate body butter uses ViscOptima SE that is a highly efficient thickener and leaves a smooth, silky feel to the skin and Crodamol ISIS, which is a 100% naturally derived ingredient that works in synergy with the stratum corneum lipid lamellae, improving its performance for optimum...

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Humectant Cream

With a phospholipid-like character and its natural substantivity to the skin, Crodafos™ CES is a unique emulsifier that allows to form emulsions that display different characteristics than those of conventional emulsifying waxes, greater oil deposition, and shear thinning (thixotropic) to promote...

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Anti-Ageing Cream

Do not only look younger! Be younger! Activate the cutaneous repair process and anti-wrinkle effect with one of the best Croda products: MATRIXYL® 3000, which provides tone and elasticity to the skin and improves its release and deposition into the skin with Crodafos™ CES.

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Hair Gel

Styling without changing the feel of the hair is easier from now on! This hair gel with MiruStyle™ MFP and Crodamol™ STS can ensure style retention with shine and without changing the feel.

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Body Cloud Moisturiser

This amazing moisturiser uses the combination of ViscOptimaTM SE and silica, creating a novel cloud texture. It also delivers a very soft, velvety skin feel due to CrodamolTM SSA.

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Facial Cream SPF30

Developed with a mixture of Crodamol™ range emollients to provide your skin with a silky feel, this Facial Cream SPF30 also contains Solaveil™ CT-300 to provide the shield you need to protect your skin from sun damage, besides the innovative texture and stability provided by Versaflex™ V-150.

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Cream SPF 15

With a broad-spectrum coverage against UVA and UVB rays, Solaveil™ range within this Cream SPF15 will provide the shield you need to protect your skin from sun damage, without the irritating effect of organic filters.

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Moisturiser Cream

This moisturising formulation gives a rich cream sensorial. The presence of DuraquenchTM IQ SA helps to reinforce the skin’s natural barrier and delivers up to 72 hours of moisturisation from leave-on applications, by forming an intelligent structural bilayer on the skin’s surface. ViscOptimaTM SE...

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Velvety Touch Cream

This very simple formulation provides a velvety touch after feel. ViscOptimaTM SE creates an emulsion with a modified rheology and cold processable.

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Anti-Stretch Marks Cream

This awesome anti-stretch marks cream has incredible moisturiser ingredients such as DuraQuenchTM IQ SA that provides long lasting hydration, CrodamolTM ISIS which is proven to synergistically interact with stratum corneum lipids, leading to an increase in barrier performance and moisturisation and...

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Night cream 60+

This night cream formulation uses ViscOptimaTM SE, which delivers a silky smooth after-feel. It also has CrodamolTM SSA that provides excellent spreading properties and is easily absorbed by the skin leaving a pleasant, non-greasy after feel and CrodamolTM ISIS that is proven to synergistically...

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Tightening Facial Cream

Turn back the clock with this tightening facial cream. Prolevis™ forms a coherent film on the skin, enhancing facial contours with an instant tightening effect. Meanwhile, Crodamol™ ISIS maintains hydrated and moisturised skin by synergistically working with the natural skin barrier for the...

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Leg Firming Lotion with Prolevis™

This moisturising and velvety feel lotion contains LEGANCETM, which provides global anti-ageing benefits to the legs, improving the appearance and comfort. It also contains ProlevisTM, that is a brand new film forming protein polymer designed to provide skin smoothing and firming benefits in body...

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Daily Renewal Sensitive Skin Exfoliating Serum with Phytessence Pink Pomelo EC

This light-weight serum, specially formulated for sensitive skin, provides mild exfoliation, gentle enough for daily use. Phytessence Pink Pomelo EC is an organic-certified, natural exfoliator, that is proven to take days off of the skin cell renewal cycle without irritation, even for sensitive skin...

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Anti-Pollution Gel Cream

Express your Skin individuality with customisable formulations from Croda, Crodarom and Sederma. Achieve a gel cream texture using ViscOptima™SE and deliver Anti-Pollution benefits using Citystem® along with Délice Détox for a healthy glow.

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Anti-Wrinkle Gel Cream

Express your Skin individuality with customisable formulations from Croda, Crodarom and Sederma. Achieve a gel cream texture using ViscOptima™SE and deliver Anti-Wrinkle benefits using Matrixyl® 3000 along with Délice Epicé for toning and firmness.

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Feathery Serum

ViscOptima™ SE provides excellent emulsion stability and thickening to this light serum with a feathery after-feel. Matrixyl™ 3000 provides proven anti-ageing benefits.

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Pollution Defence Pressed Serum

This emulsion is a super concentrated serum that looks like a gel but feels like a rich cream. The special combination of Volarest™ FL, ViscOptima™ SE and gelling agents create the special jelly texture which glides smoothly onto the skin, transforming into a velvety texture, leaving your face...

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Intensive Lipid Burning Lotion

Effective slimming formulation with super moisturising effects and fresh feel, designed with an ideal combination of base ingredients and the last generation lipid burning active. CrodamolTM ISIS is able to work in synergy with the natural skin barrier, altering its structure to significantly...

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Ultra-Rich Cream

This formulation is a thick cream demonstrating the excellent stabilisation characteristics of ViscOptima™ SE.

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Skin Rejuvenator

To showcase ViscOptima™ SE, this rejuvenating formulation is an ideal option for leaving skin feeling smooth, fresh and with low residue. This formulation provides the ideal base for consumer-appealing anti-ageing claims, delivered through the possible incorporation of Sederma actives such as...

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Pollution Defence Pressed Serum with Citystem™

Weirdest. Texture. Ever. This emulsion is neither a cream nor a gel. It is a super concentrated serum that looks like a gel but is rich like a cream. The special combination of Volarest™ FL, ViscOptima™SE and gelling agents create this special jelly texture. It glides smoothly onto your skin,...

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Air BB Cream

The interesting texture of this Air BB Cream is created by ViscOptima™ SE, a highly efficient thickener that also leaves a smooth, silky, feel to the skin. Solaveil™ XT-100 is perfect for providing even coverage on the skin.

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Reworkable Taffy

Have fun reworking your hair style with this styling taffy. The unique texture of this formulation is achieved with cold processable ViscOptima™ SE. MiruStyle™ CP and MiruStyle XH-V create the easy to play with hold properties.

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Curl Defining Spray with Prolevis™

Enjoy beautifully defined curls that are soft to the touch with this easy to use curl defining spray. Prolevis is a high molecular weight vegetable protein that creates the definition and assists in reducing frizz. Crodamol™ SFX adds a healthy shine to the hair while Cropure™ Olive provides...

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Dual Mosaic Anti-pollution Body Cream

This prototype is comprised of two formulations that are delivered through packaging that has two sections. The Gel formulation contains Volarest™ FL offers a fresh, innovative approach to formulating aqueous-based cosmetics. Osmopur™ is the key ingredient to protection of cutaneous cells against...

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Cotton Candy Moisturiser

This amazing moisturiser uses the combination of ViscOptima™ SE and silica, creating a novel cloud texture. It also delivers a very soft, velvety skin feel due to Crodamol™ SSA and Crodamol IPIS. Phytessence™ Peach Flower is a natural extract from peach flower, which strengthens the skin barrier...

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Dual Mosaic Anti-pollution Body Cream

This prototype is comprised of two formulations that are delivered through packaging that has two sections. The Gel formulation contains Volarest™ FL offers a fresh, innovative approach to formulating aqueous-based cosmetics. Phytessence™ Peach Flower is an extract with antioxidant, radical...

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The youth architect fluid

This fluid brings firmness and tone to the skin for a refined skin texture with a natural satin appearance thanks to PoreTect™. This oil soluble, eco-designed, active ingredient improves the skin architecture to counteract cutaneous pore enlargement related to ageing and refine the skin grain for a...

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Light Smooth Insect Repellent

The combination of ViscOptima SE, a multifunctional liquid rheology modifier with Volarest FL, a unique polymer which provides a variety of benefits for both the consumer and formulator, creates nice results of stability and sensorial, it also uses DEET, an active for insect repellent formulation.

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Shape and Play Cleansing Sand

This bright, playful cleansing sand will appeal to kids and adults of all ages. For use on the face or body, this sandy formula includes ViscOptima™ SE to ensure a stable formulation which can be shaped and moulded as you please. On addition of water, the sand which has a mild exfoliating action,...

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Instant Tightening Cream Gel

Achieve a gel cream texture using ViscOptima™SE and deliver anti-wrinkle benefits using Matrixyl® 3000. Dynalift™ can form a film on the surface of the skin to provide an immediate and durable tightening effect.

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Shape and Play Cleansing Sand with Cropure Mango Butter

This bright, playful cleansing sand will appeal to kids and adults of all ages. For use on the face or body, this sandy formula includes Cropure™ Mango Butter which works to hydrate and nourish the skin, while ViscOptima™ SE ensures a stable formulation which can be shaped and moulded as you please....

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Bee Soothed Honey Serum

Soothe your skin with this light, moisturising serum. Formulated with 10 ingredients, this clean serum will soften your skin and is a pleasure to apply. Crodamol™ STS provides the desired silicone-like emollience without any silicones. Crodarom® Manuka Honey provides decadent nourishing and soothing...

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Perfectly Pampering Skin Cream

Perfectly pamper your skin with our new skin cream formulation. Featuring Regestril™, which is a preventive and corrective complex designed to slow down the degradation of the skin and promote regeneration of the extracellular matrix. ViscOptima™ SE is a highly efficient thickener which will leave...

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Renewing Mango Walnut Scrub

Remove unwanted dead cells from the skin and experience true skin renewal with our Renewing Mango Walnut Scrub. This scrub containing Cropure™ Mango Butter works to hydrate and nourish your skin, while the walnut shell powder works to gently exfoliate leaving your skin feeling smooth and renewed....

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Skin Hydrating Botanical Mask

Protect your skin hydration! This mask for face and body is packed with botanical actives in a fun memory shape texture. Crodarom® Banana Flower EC is a regenerating extract with prebiotic effect that helps balance skin’s microbiome, soothing, hydrating and protecting skin. Phytessence™ Wakame, an...

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Mild Face Cream

This simple, 6-ingredient, Mild Face Cream feels fresh and light on application. The formulation uses Crodex™ M, an extremely mild emulsifying wax, together with Crodamol™ IPM, a non-occlusive emollient, to help create a stable formulation with a clean feel. Glycerin provides a gentle...

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Restoring Cleansing Sand

Detox and reenergize your skin after a full digital day! For use on the face or body, this sandy formula can be shaped and moulded as you please and has a mild exfoliating action. Upon water addition, it melts into a milky lotion to gently cleanse the skin and leave a soft smooth feel. It contains...

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Moisture Surge Hydrating Lotion

This cream, as the name implies, is an ultra-moisturising lotion which glides smoothly on the skin thanks to Crodamol™ IPM, the perfect solvent and emollient in one. DuraQuench™ IQ SA, a powerful moisturising active, gives the lotion the boost of moisturisation needed for application on dry skin.

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Powder to Cream Body Moisturiser

Croda’s powder moisturiser is a waterless formulation that was developed under sustainable product development. ViscOptimaTM SE is a highly efficient thickener that can create viscous creams at low inclusion levels and leaves a smooth, silky, silicone-like feel to the skin. CrodamolTM PTIS is...

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B.A.S.E. Gel-Cream 200

A super minimalist, cold process formulation with a beautiful and shiny white viscous aspect. Versatile, it can be used for both face and body applications. It contains Viscoptima SE, a versatile emulsifier which provides a smooth and silky senrsorial to skin. Emollients Arlamol HD and Crodamol GTCC...

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B.A.S.E. Gel-Cream 100

A classic gel-cream chassis formula, to which you may add the actives you need to bring unique benefits to it. Of average viscosity compared to its sister formulas, it has good spreadability and sensory on skin. It combines Viscoptima SE, versatile emulsifier that provides smooth and silky...

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B.A.S.E. Gel Cream 150

A classic gel-cream chassis formula, to which you may add the actives you need to bring unique benefits to it. This is a minimalist version of its sister formulas, with similar viscosity and sensory on skin. It combines Viscoptima SE, versatile emulsifier that provides smooth and silky senrsorial,...

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B.A.S.E. Cream 100

A classic cream chassis formula, to which you may add the actives you need to bring unique benefits to it. Creamy, rich, opaque and slightly more viscous that its sister formulas, it combines Viscoptima SE, versatile emulsifier that provides smooth and silky senrsorial, Arlacel 165, non-ionic...

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B.A.S.E. Cream 150

A classic cream chassis formula, to which you may add the actives you need to bring unique benefits to it. Creamy, rich, and bright white, it is a minimalist version of its sister formulas. It combines Viscoptima SE, versatile emulsifier that provides smooth and silky senrsorial, and Arlacel 165,...

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Overnight Memory Mask

This Overnight Memory Mask contains ingredients that are ideal for rejuvenating your skin as you sleep. The combination of Volarest™ FL and ViscOptima™ SE creates a pampering gel-cream with an intriguing “structural memory” texture. This enables the surface of the formulation to recover to a smooth...

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Skin Repair Cream

This moist, rich, yet non-tacky cream can help to replenish, maintain, and repair the skin’s natural barrier thanks to our Medilan™ Ultra, a medical grade lanolin with proven efficacy for skin repair and protection, and together with Crodarom® Manuka Honey, which has been well-known for its...

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Complexion Perfection Face Primer

This double-action primer preps and improves your skin in one swipe, thanks to the addition of BB-Biont™ which has been proven to protect the skin’s microbiome to avoid inflammatory skin damage and promote healthy skin. Prolevis™, a high-molecular weight protein hydrolysate, also offers...

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Anti-stress Facial Serum

This cold process, vegan suitable* facial serum, with a natural origin content of at least 98% according to ISO16128, contains a combination of ingredients from Croda, Crodarom, Sederma, Alban Muller and Iberchem to make the perfect anti-stress solution. This formulation has a light, cooling sensory...

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