Carbomer in dishwashing liquid

[terryann]

Hello, I need some advise on how to use carbomer 340 as a thickner for my dishwashing liquid. I use sles, sls, labsa,lye, coco betaine as my ingredients. I tried different methods to use the carbomer as a tgickner but its just not working. Any advice?

 

[Prysm]

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[lsg]

Hello, I need some advise on how to use carbomer 340 as a thickner for my dishwashing liquid. I use sles, sls, labsa,lye, coco betaine as my ingredients. I tried different methods to use the carbomer as a tgickner but its just not working. Any advice?

You might want to check out this link https://www.ulprospector.com/en/na/PersonalCare/Detail/3408/114211/TC-CARBOMER-340
Quote from above link: "It can be neutralized by alkali to form clear gel. Once its carboxyl group is neutralized, molecule chain expands extremely and viscidity comes up, due to mutually exclusion of negative charge."