A synthetic polymer that thickens water to form a gel and prevents other ingredients from separating.
Functions
Binding,
Binding
Binding – bonds ingredients together.
Binding,
Binding
Binding – bonds ingredients together.
Film-Forming,
Film-Forming
Film-forming – creates a film to increase wear time.
Film-Forming,
Film-Forming
Film-forming – creates a film to increase wear time.
Viscosity Controlling
Viscosity Controlling
Viscosity controlling – changes the thickness of a product.
Viscosity Controlling
Viscosity Controlling
Viscosity controlling – changes the thickness of a product.
Origin
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Polyvinyl alcohol is a synthetic water-soluble polymer. This ingredient is supplied as a white powder, and when dissolved in water, it thickens the water to form a gel. Thus, one purpose of polyvinyl alcohol is as to control viscosity.
Being a polymer, this ingredient also acts as a film forming agent, which means it protects the other ingredients in the product from being rinsed away easily.
Additionally, polyvinyl alcohol works as a binding agent, in which it holds ingredients together and prevents them from separating. This is useful in emulsions and other ingredient mixtures.
