| abstract |
A hydrophilic thickener comprising a polymer obtained by reversed-phase suspension polymerization of a water-soluble ethylenically unsaturated monomer in the presence of a polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene alkyl ether, and a hydrophilic thickener thereof. The hydrophilic thickener of the present invention can be used in the fields of cosmetics such as powder foundation, liquid foundation, emulsion, lotion, liquid cosmetic, moisturizing gel, all-in-one gel, facial foam, hair setting agent and emollient cream, . |