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Is Calcium Potassium Carbomer vegetarian?

Calcium Potassium Carbomer

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Calcium Potassium Carbomer is the calcium potassium salt of carbomer, a synthetic high-molecular-weight polymer of acrylic acid, used in cosmetics as a thickening agent.

INCI name Calcium Potassium Carbomer
CosIng ID 55185
Last reviewed 4 July 2026

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