Sodium Chloride

You’re definitely familiar with sodium chloride, even if you don’t think you are. It’s table salt! Salt works well with some cleansing ingredients (surfactants) to thicken them into gels. It also acts as a stabilizer for water-in-oil emulsions.

All Functions

Fragrance,Flavor,Bulking,Viscosity controlling

Origin

Naturally occurring, Synthetic

Overview
Science
Products

Overview

You know what sodium chloride is, even if you don’t think you do. It’s table salt! Salt works well with some cleansing ingredients (surfactants) to thicken them into gels.

It is also a stabilizer for certain creams that are made as water in oil emulsions, but to other emulsions salt can be a stability killer.