Structure 2001

Knowde Enhanced TDS

Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Benefit Claims: High Functionality,
High Viscosity,
Viscosity Boosting
Key Benefits: Ideal for highly alkaline and hard-to-thicken formulations

High viscosities at low use levels

Extremely user-friendly; can simply be added to water, neutralized and easily mixed

Can be neutralized by most commonly-used counter ions

Stable over time in the presence of heat and high pH; stable to hydrogen peroxide

Shear-thinning; formulation can be easily squeezed from an applicator, or mixed in a bowl, but will set up readily on the hair

Can also be used in one-component, pre-neutralized formulations such as hair dyes, gels and relaxers.

With just water, product will easily rinse from the hair.

Solvent tolerant

Structure 2001 and 3001 polymers can be blended to optimize the performance attributes of both (thickening + salt tolerance)

Typical usage: Aqueous gels, Hair treatment and Relaxers: 1.0% to 3.0%; Hair dye: 2.0% to 4.0%

Available globally

Applications & Uses

Markets: Personal Care
Applications: Personal Care — Beauty & Care
Hair Care
Application Format: Gel,
Leave On,
Rinse Off
Hair Care Applications: Hair Color,
Hair Gel,
Hair Straighteners & Relaxers,
Hair Styling Products,
Hair Treatment & Repair
Use Level: 1 - 3% (Aqueous gels; Hair treatment; Relaxers), 2 - 4% (Hair dye)
Applications: Designed for use in highly alkaline and hard-to-thicken formulations over pH 6.5-11 enabling formulators to boost the viscosity to any desired level.

Hair color/dyes

Hair treatment

Hair relaxers

Specialty hair gels and depilatories

Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
pH Value	6.5 - 12	—	—

Technical Details & Test Data

Technical Details: Viscosity

At low use levels, Structure 2001 polymer gives very high viscosity. The relationship between polymer solids and viscosity is logarithmic, not linear, meaning that small increases in solids produce large boosts in viscosity.

Figure 1: Effects of Structure 2001 polymer concentration on viscosity

Stability

The Structure 2001/3001 polymer thickeners are stable over time in the presence of heat and high pH.

Figure 2: Stability of neutralized thickeners at pH 9.5, 45°C

20 hour boil stability in 6% Hydrogen Peroxide/0.1% H₃PO₄

Polymer % H₂O₂ Retained

Blank 100

Structure 2001 99

Structure 3001 99

Salt Tolerance

Figure 3: Salt tolerance of neutralized thickeners 5:1 polymer base in water

Packaging & Availability